text_original: I have wondered many times since why I did not refuse. Suffice it to say that I took it. And Auguste's face lighted up. "I am a thousan' times gret'ful," he cried; and added, as though with an afterthought, "Monsieur, would you be so kin' as to borrow me fif' dollars?"
text_transcription: I HAVE WONDERED MANY TIMES SINCE WHY I DID NOT REFUSE SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT I TOOK IT AND AUGUSTE'S FACE LIGHTED UP I AM A THOUSAND TIMES DREADFUL HE CRIED AND ADDED AS THOUGH WITH AN AFTER THOUGHT MONSIEUR WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO BORROW ME FIVE DOLLARS
phonemes: aɪ hæv wˈʌndɚd mˈɛni tˈaɪmz sˈɪns wˌaɪ aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt ɹᵻfjˈuːz. səfˈaɪs ɪt tə sˈeɪ ðæt aɪ tˈʊk ɪt. ænd ˈɔːɡʌsts fˈeɪs lˈaɪɾᵻd ˈʌp. "aɪɐm ɐ θˈaʊsən tˈaɪmz ɡɹˈɛtfəl," hiː kɹˈaɪd; ænd ˈædᵻd, æz ðˌoʊ wɪð ɐn ˈæftɚθˌɔːt, "məsjˈɜː, wʊd juː biː sˌoʊ kˈɪn æz tə bˈɑːɹoʊ mˌiː fˈɪf dˈɑːlɚz?"