text_original: Hortensia Bannister was pleased to be very gracious to her half sister. Perhaps she was all the more so because Eleanor made no pretence of affection for her. This cold, hard natured woman would have been suspicious of mercenary motives lurking beneath any demonstration of sisterly love.
text_transcription: HORTENSIA BANISTER WAS PLEASED TO BE VERY GRACIOUS TO HER HALF SISTER PERHAPS SHE WAS ALL THE MORE SO BECAUSE ELEANOR MADE NO PRETENSE OF AFFECTION FOR HER THIS COLD HARD NATURED WOMAN WOULD HAVE BEEN SUSPICIOUS OF MERCENARY MOTIVES LURKING BENEATH ANY DEMONSTRATION OF SISTERLY LOVE
phonemes: hɔːɹtˈɛnsiə bˈænɪstɚ wʌz plˈiːzd təbi vˈɛɹi ɡɹˈeɪʃəs tə hɜː hˈæf sˈɪstɚ. pɚhˈæps ʃiː wʌz ˈɔːl ðə mˈɔːɹ sˌoʊ bɪkˈʌz ᵻlˈiːnɚ mˌeɪd nˈoʊ pɹˈiːtɛns ʌv ɐfˈɛkʃən fɔːɹ hɜː. ðɪs kˈoʊld, hˈɑːɹd nˈeɪtʃɚd wˈʊmən wʊdhɐv bˌɪn səspˈɪʃəs ʌv mˈɜːsənˌɛɹi mˈoʊɾɪvz lˈɜːkɪŋ bᵻnˌiːθ ˌɛni dˌɛmənstɹˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈɪstɚli lˈʌv.