text_original: Alas ! the balance told against her when the sum was done. Her earnings were very, very small as yet ; not because her talent was unappre  ciated, but because her pupils were poor, and a music mistress, whose address was Bloomsbury Pilasters, could scarcely demand high payment for her services, or hope to obtain a very aristocratic connection. No, Mrs. Bannister — stern, uncompromising, and disagreeable as the truth itself — had no doubt been right.
text_transcription: ALAS THE BALANCE TOLD AGAINST HER WHEN THE SUM WAS DONE HER EARNINGS WERE VERY VERY SMALL AS YET NOT BECAUSE HER TALENT WAS UNAPPRECIATED BUT BECAUSE HER PUPILS WERE POOR AND A MUSIC MISTRESS WHOSE ADDRESS WAS BOOMSBURY PILASTERS COULD SCARCELY DEMAND HIGH PAYMENT FOR HER SERVICES OR HOPE TO OBTAIN A VERY ARISTOCRATIC CONNECTION NO MISSUS BANNISTER STERN UNCOMPROMISING AND DISAGREEABLE AS THE TRUTH ITSELF HAD NO DOUBT BEEN RIGHT
phonemes: ɐlˈæs ! ðə bˈæləns tˈoʊld ɐɡˈɛnst hɜː wɛn ðə sˈʌm wʌz dˈʌn. hɜːɹ ˈɜːnɪŋz wɜː vˈɛɹi, vˈɛɹi smˈɔːl æz jˈɛt ; nˌɑːt bɪkˈʌz hɜː tˈælənt wʌz ʌnɐpɹˈɛ sˈaɪəɾᵻd, bˌʌt bɪkˈʌz hɜː pjˈuːpəlz wɜː pˈʊɹ, ænd ɐ mjˈuːzɪk mˈɪstɹəs, hˌuːz ɐdɹˈɛs wʌz blˈuːmsbɛɹi pˈɪlæstɚz, kʊd skˈɛɹsli dᵻmˈænd hˈaɪ pˈeɪmənt fɔːɹ hɜː sˈɜːvɪsᵻz, ɔːɹ hˈoʊp tʊ əbtˈeɪn ɐ vˈɛɹi ɚɹˌɪstəkɹˈæɾɪk kənˈɛkʃən. nˈoʊ, mˈɪsɪz. bˈænɪstɚ — stˈɜːn, ʌŋkˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ, ænd dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːəbəl æz ðə tɹˈuːθ ɪtsˈɛlf — hæd nˈoʊ dˈaʊt bˌɪn ɹˈaɪt.