text_original: Nick had gone long before. The hardest task had been to convince the girl that Mrs. Temple might not stay. After that Antoinette had busied herself, with a silent fortitude I had not thought was in her, making ready for the lady's departure. I shall never forget her as she stood, a slender figure of sorrow, looking down at us, the tears glistening on her cheeks. And I could not resist the impulse to mount the steps once more.
text_transcription: NICK HAD GONE LONG BEFORE THE HARDEST TASK HAD BEEN TO CONVINCE THE GIRL THAT MISSUS TEMPLE MIGHT NOT STAY AFTER THAT ANTOINETTE HAD BUSIED HERSELF WITH THE SILENT FORTITUDE I HAD NOT THOUGHT WAS IN HER MAKING READY FOR THE LADY'S DEPARTURE I SHALL NEVER FORGET HER AS SHE STOOD A SLENDER FIGURE OF SORROW LOOKING DOWN AT US THE TEARS GLISTENING ON HER CHEEKS AND I COULD NOT RESIST THE IMPULSE TO MOUNT THE STEPS ONCE MORE
phonemes: nˈɪk hæd ɡɔn lˈɔŋ bᵻfˈɔːɹ. ðə hˈɑːɹdɪst tˈæsk hɐdbɪn tə kənvˈɪns ðə ɡˈɜːl ðæt mˈɪsɪz. tˈɛmpəl mˌaɪt nˌɑːt stˈeɪ. ˈæftɚ ðæt ˌæntɔɪnˈɛt hæd bˈɪzid hɜːsˈɛlf, wɪð ɐ sˈaɪlənt fˈɔːɹɾɪtˌuːd aɪ hæd nˌɑːt θˈɔːt wʌz ɪn hɜː, mˌeɪkɪŋ ɹˈɛdi fɚðə lˈeɪdiz dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ. aɪʃˌɐl nˈɛvɚ fɚɡˈɛt hɜːɹ æz ʃiː stˈʊd, ɐ slˈɛndɚ fˈɪɡjɚɹ ʌv sˈɑːɹoʊ, lˈʊkɪŋ dˈaʊn æɾ ˌʌs, ðə tˈɪɹz ɡlˈɪsənɪŋ ˌɔn hɜː tʃˈiːks. ænd aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt ɹᵻzˈɪst ðɪ ˈɪmpʌls tə mˈaʊnt ðə stˈɛps wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ.