text_original: This he conceived to be the best method of acquiring his good opinion; because the Englishman would naturally conclude he was a person who could have no sinister views upon his fortune, else he would have chosen quite a different manner of deportment. Accordingly, the knight seemed to bite at the hook. He listened to Ferdinand with uncommon regard; he was even heard to commend his remarks, and at length drank to their better acquaintance.
text_transcription: THIS HE CONCEIVED TO BE THE BEST METHOD OF ACQUIRING HIS GOOD OPINION BECAUSE THE ENGLISHMAN WOULD NATURALLY CONCLUDE HE WAS A PERSON WHO COULD HAVE NO SINISTER VIEWS UPON HIS FORTUNE ELSE HE WOULD HAVE CHOSEN QUITE A DIFFERENT MANNER OF DEPORTMENT ACCORDINGLY THE NIGHT SEEMED TO BITE AT THE HOOK HE LISTENED TO FERDINAND WITH UNCOMMON REGARD HE WAS EVEN HEARD TO COMMEND HIS REMARKS AND AT LENGTH DRANK TO THEIR BETTER ACQUAINTANCE
phonemes: ðɪs hiː kənsˈiːvd təbi ðə bˈɛst mˈɛθəd ʌv ɐkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ hɪz ɡˈʊd əpˈɪniən; bɪkˈʌz ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən wʊd nˈætʃɚɹəli kəŋklˈuːd hiː wʌzɐ pˈɜːsən hˌuː kˌʊdɐv nˈoʊ sˈɪnɪstɚ vjˈuːz əpˌɑːn hɪz fˈɔːɹtʃʊn, ˈɛls hiː wʊdhɐv tʃˈoʊzən kwˈaɪt ɐ dˈɪfɹənt mˈænɚɹ ʌv dᵻpˈɔːɹtmənt. ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋli, ðə nˈaɪt sˈiːmd tə bˈaɪt æt ðə hˈʊk. hiː lˈɪsənd tə fˈɜːdɪnˌænd wɪð ʌŋkˈɑːmən ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd; hiː wʌz ˈiːvən hˈɜːd tə kəmˈɛnd hɪz ɹᵻmˈɑːɹks, ænd æt lˈɛŋθ dɹˈæŋk tə ðɛɹ bˈɛɾɚɹ ɐkwˈeɪntəns.