text_original: He picked up strange acquaintance in these days of his decadence, as poor people very often do : young men who were wandering about the world, penniless adventurers, profes  sionless young reprobates, getting a very doubtful living by the exercise of their wits; men who were content to natter and pay court to the old beau so long as they could win a few francs from him to pay for the evening's diversion. With such men George Vane had associated foi 176 Eleanor's victory. a long time.
text_transcription: HE PICKED UP STRANGE ACQUAINTANCE IN THESE DAYS OF HIS DECADENCE AS POOR PEOPLE VERY OFTEN DO YOUNG MEN WHO WERE WANDERING ABOUT THE WORLD PENNILESS ADVENTURERS PROFESSIONLESS YOUNG REPROBATES GETTING A VERY DOUBTFUL LIVING BY THE EXERCISE OF THEIR WITS MEN WHO WERE CONTENT TO FLATTER AND PAY COURT TO THE OLD BEAU SO LONG AS THEY COULD WIN A FEW FRANCS FROM HIM TO PAY FOR THE EVENING'S DIVERSION WITH SUCH MEN GEORGE VANE HAD ASSOCIATED FOR A LONG TIME
phonemes: hiː pˈɪkt ˌʌp stɹˈeɪndʒ ɐkwˈeɪntəns ɪn ðiːz dˈeɪz ʌv hɪz dᵻkˈeɪdəns, æz pˈʊɹ pˈiːpəl vˈɛɹi ˈɔfən dˈuː : jˈʌŋ mˈɛn hˌuː wɜː wˈɔndɚɹɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðə wˈɜːld, pˈɛnɪləs ɐdvˈɛntʃɚɹɚz, pɹˈoʊfz sɪˈɑːnləs jˈʌŋ ɹˈɛpɹəbˌeɪts, ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ɐ vˈɛɹi dˈaʊtfəl lˈɪvɪŋ baɪ ðɪ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ʌv ðɛɹ wˈɪts; mˈɛn hˌuː wɜː kəntˈɛnt tə nˈæɾɚ ænd pˈeɪ kˈɔːɹt tə ðɪ ˈoʊld bˈoʊ sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ æz ðeɪ kʊd wˈɪn ɐ fjˈuː fɹˈæŋks fɹʌm hˌɪm tə pˈeɪ fɚðɪ ˈiːvnɪŋz daɪvˈɜːʒən. wɪð sˈʌtʃ mˈɛn dʒˈɔːɹdʒ vˈeɪn hæd ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd fˈɔɪ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ᵻlˈiːnɚz vˈɪktɚɹi. ɐ lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm.