text_original: As to the watches, they were a selection from those which had been intrusted to him for business purposes. It may have been for the same business purposes that he was taking them to Manchester, but  well, it's too late to enter into that.
text_transcription: AS TO THE WATCHES THEY WERE A SELECTION FROM THOSE WHICH HAD BEEN INTRUSTED TO HIM FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES IT MAY HAVE BEEN FOR THE SAME BUSINESS PURPOSES THAT HE WAS TAKING THEM TO MANCHESTER BUT WELL IT'S TOO LATE TO ENTER INTO THAT
phonemes: æz tə ðə wˈɑːtʃᵻz, ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɐ sᵻlˈɛkʃən fɹʌm ðoʊz wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ɪntɹˈʌstᵻd tə hˌɪm fɔːɹ bˈɪznəs pˈɜːpəsᵻz. ɪt mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn fɚðə sˈeɪm bˈɪznəs pˈɜːpəsᵻz ðæt hiː wʌz tˈeɪkɪŋ ðˌɛm tə mˈæntʃɛstɚ, bˌʌt wˈɛl, ɪts tˈuː lˈeɪt tʊ ˈɛntɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðˈæt.