text_original: A French wit has it that " (Test le ridicule qui tue " — an aphorism which may be true of politics, fashions, or art, but which, alack ! does not apply to the vaga  ries of human passion. Vincent Hemming, once outside the door, felt in his breast pocket for his cigar case, carefully chose a promising cigar, and thrust it firmly between his teeth while he stopped in a doorway to strike a match. His sensa  tions that afternoon were mixed. It had been, he reminded himself, delightful to see little Mary again.
text_transcription: A FRENCH WIT HAS AT THAT SAYS LED QUITTOI AN APHORISM WHICH MAY BE TRUE OF POLITICS FASHIONS OR ART BUT WHICH A LACK DOES NOT APPLY TO THE VIGORITIES OF HUMAN PASSION THEN SENT HIM ONCE OUTSIDE THE DOOR FELT IN HIS BREAST POCKET FOR HIS CIGAR CASE CAREFULLY CHOSE A PROMISING CIGAR AND THRUST IT FIRMLY BETWEEN HIS TEETH WHILE HE STOPPED IN A DOORWAY TO STRIKE A MATCH HIS SENSATIONS THAT AFTERNOON WERE MIXED IT HAD BEEN HE REMINDED HIMSELF A DELIGHT TO SEE LITTLE MARY AGAIN
phonemes: ɐ fɹˈɛntʃ wˈɪt hɐz ɪt ðˈæt " (tˈɛst lə ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl kwi tˈuː " — ɐn ˈæfɚɹˌɪzəm wˌɪtʃ mˈeɪ biː tɹˈuː ʌv pˈɑːlətˌɪks, fˈæʃənz, ɔːɹ ˈɑːɹt, bˌʌt wˈɪtʃ, ɐlˈæk ! dʌznˌɑːt ɐplˈaɪ tə ðə vˈɑːɡɚ ɹˈaɪz ʌv hjˈuːmən pˈæʃən. vˈɪnsənt hˈɛmɪŋ, wˈʌns aʊtsˈaɪd ðə dˈɔːɹ, fˈɛlt ɪn hɪz bɹˈɛst pˈɑːkɪt fɔːɹ hɪz sᵻɡˈɑːɹ kˈeɪs, kˈɛɹfəli tʃˈoʊz ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪsɪŋ sᵻɡˈɑːɹ, ænd θɹˈʌst ɪt fˈɜːmli bᵻtwˌiːn hɪz tˈiːθ wˌaɪl hiː stˈɑːpt ɪn ɐ dˈɔːɹweɪ tə stɹˈaɪk ɐ mˈætʃ. hɪz sˈɛnsə tɪˈɑːnz ðæt ˌæftɚnˈuːn wɜː mˈɪkst. ɪt hɐdbɪn, hiː ɹᵻmˈaɪndᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf, dᵻlˈaɪtfəl tə sˈiː lˈɪɾəl mˈɛɹi ɐɡˈɛn.