text_original: "Monsieur," he said, bowing, "marriage is a serious thing, and not to be entered into lightly. I thank you from my heart, but I am bound now with Mr. Ritchie on an errand of such importance that I must make a sacrifice of my own interests and affairs to his."
text_transcription: MONSIEUR HE SAID BOWING MARRIAGE IS A SERIOUS THING AND NOT TO BE ENTERED INTO LIGHTLY I THANK YOU FROM MY HEART BUT I AM BOUND NOW WITH MISTER RITCHIE ON AN ERRAND OF SUCH IMPORTANCE THAT I MUST MAKE A SACRIFICE OF MY OWN INTERESTS AND AFFAIRS TO HIS
phonemes: "məsjˈɜː," hiː sˈɛd, bˈaʊɪŋ, "mˈæɹɪdʒ ɪz ɐ sˈɪɹiəs θˈɪŋ, ænd nˌɑːt təbi ˈɛntɚd ˌɪntʊ lˈaɪtli. aɪ θˈæŋk juː fɹʌm maɪ hˈɑːɹt, bˌʌt aɪɐm bˈaʊnd nˈaʊ wɪð mˈɪstɚ. ɹˈɪtʃi ˌɔn ɐn ˈɛɹənd ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns ðæt aɪ mˈʌst mˌeɪk ɐ sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs ʌv maɪ ˈoʊn ˈɪntɹɛsts ænd ɐfˈɛɹz tə hˈɪz."