text_original: However distasteful, I had the sense to see that I must hold nothing back of which his Excellency might at any time become cognizant, and therefore I told him as briefly as possible Nick's story, leaving out only the episode with Antoinette.
text_transcription: HOWEVER DISTASTEFUL I HAD THE SENSE TO SEE THAT I MUST HOLD NOTHING BACK OF WHICH HIS EXCELLENCY MIGHT AT ANY TIME BECOME COGSONANT AND THEREFORE I TOLD HIM AS BRIEFLY AS POSSIBLE NEXT STORY LEAVING OUT ONLY THE EPISODE WITH ANTOINETTE
phonemes: haʊˈɛvɚ dɪstˈeɪstfəl, aɪ hæd ðə sˈɛns tə sˈiː ðæt aɪ mˈʌst hˈoʊld nˈʌθɪŋ bˈæk ʌvwˈɪtʃ hɪz ˈɛksələnsi mˌaɪt æɾ ˌɛni tˈaɪm bɪkˌʌm kˈɑːɡnɪzənt, ænd ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ aɪ tˈoʊld hˌɪm æz bɹˈiːfli æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl nˈɪks stˈɔːɹi, lˈiːvɪŋ ˈaʊt ˈoʊnli ðɪ ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd wɪð ˌæntɔɪnˈɛt.