text_original: She did not answer this, but turned her head away towards the bayou. Nor could I determine what was in her mind. "And now I ask you whether I have acted as your friend in begging you to meet me." She turned to me swiftly at that. "I am at a loss to see how there can be friendship between us, Mr. Ritchie," she said. "Very good then, Madame; I am sorry," I answered. "I have done all that is in my power, and now events will have to take their course."
text_transcription: SHE DID NOT ANSWER THIS BUT TURNED HER HEAD AWAY TOWARDS THE BAYU NOR COULD I DETERMINE WHAT WAS IN HER MIND AND NOW I ASK YOU WHETHER I HAVE ACTED AS YOUR FRIEND IN BEGGING YOU TO MEET ME SHE TURNED TO ME SWIFTLY AT THAT I'M AT A LOSS TO SEE HOW THERE CAN BE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THIS MISTER RITCHIE SHE SAID VERY GOOD THEN MADAM I'M SORRY I ANSWERED I'VE DONE ALL THAT IS IN MY POWER AND NOW EVENTS WILL HAVE TO TAKE THEIR COURSE
phonemes: ʃiː dɪdnˌɑːt ˈænsɚ ðˈɪs, bˌʌt tˈɜːnd hɜː hˈɛd ɐwˈeɪ təwˈɔːɹdz ðə bˈaɪuː. nˈɔːɹ kʊd aɪ dɪtˈɜːmɪn wʌt wʌz ɪn hɜː mˈaɪnd. "ænd nˈaʊ aɪ ˈæsk juː wˈɛðɚɹ aɪ hæv ˈæktᵻd æz jʊɹ fɹˈɛnd ɪn bˈɛɡɪŋ juː tə mˈiːt mˌiː." ʃiː tˈɜːnd tə mˌiː swˈɪftli æt ðˈæt. "aɪɐm æɾə lˈɔs tə sˈiː hˌaʊ ðɛɹ kæn biː fɹˈɛndʃɪp bᵻtwˈiːn ˌʌs, mˈɪstɚ. ɹˈɪtʃi," ʃiː sˈɛd. "vˈɛɹi ɡˈʊd ðˈɛn, mˈædəm; aɪɐm sˈɑːɹi," aɪ ˈænsɚd. "aɪ hæv dˈʌn ˈɔːl ðæt ɪz ɪn maɪ pˈaʊɚ, ænd nˈaʊ ᵻvˈɛnts wɪl hæv tə tˈeɪk ðɛɹ kˈɔːɹs."