text_original: The young gentleman, in his answer to her reproof, endeavoured to vindicate himself from the aspersions which had been cast upon his character, and, with regard to the ring, told her it was at present in the hands of a jeweller, in order to be new set according to her own directions, and that, whenever it should be altered, he would send it home to her by some safe conveyance.
text_transcription: THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN IN HIS ANSWER TO HER REPROOF ENDEAVOURED TO VINDICATE HIMSELF FROM THE ASPERSIONS WHICH HAD BEEN CAST UPON HIS CHARACTER AND WITH REGARD TO THE RING TOLD HER IT WAS AT PRESENT IN THE HANDS OF A JEWELLER IN ORDER TO BE NEW SET ACCORDING TO HER OWN DIRECTIONS AND THAT WHENEVER IT SHOULD BE ALTERED HE WOULD SEND IT HOME TO HER BY SOME SAFE CONVEYANCE
phonemes: ðə jˈʌŋ dʒˈɛntəlmən, ɪn hɪz ˈænsɚ tə hɜː ɹᵻpɹˈuːf, ɛndˈɛvɚd tə vˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt hɪmsˈɛlf fɹʌmðɪ ɐspˈɜːʒənz wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn kˈæst əpˌɑːn hɪz kˈæɹɪktɚ, ænd, wɪð ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tə ðə ɹˈɪŋ, tˈoʊld hɜːɹ ɪt wʌz æt pɹˈɛzənt ɪnðə hˈændz əvə dʒˈuːəlɚ, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ təbi nˈuː sˈɛt ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə hɜːɹ ˈoʊn dᵻɹˈɛkʃənz, ænd ðˈæt, wɛnˌɛvɚɹ ɪt ʃˌʊd biː ˈɔltɚd, hiː wʊd sˈɛnd ɪt hˈoʊm tə hɜː baɪ sˌʌm sˈeɪf kənvˈeɪəns.