text_original: A Swiss, in whose honesty the German could confide, being hired for this purpose, was posted in a dark corner of the staircase, within a few paces of the door, which he was directed to watch, and actually stood sentinel three nights, without perceiving the least object of suspicion; but, on the fourth, the evil stars of our adventurer conducted him to the spot, on his voyage to the apartment of his Dulcinea, with whom he had preconcerted the assignation.
text_transcription: A SWISS IN WHOSE HONESTY THE GERMAN COULD CONFIDE BEING HIRED FOR THIS PURPOSE WAS POSTED IN A DARK CORNER OF THE STAIRCASE WITHIN A FEW PACES OF THE DOOR WHICH HE WAS DIRECTED TO WATCH AND ACTUALLY STOOD SENTINEL THREE NIGHTS WITHOUT PERCEIVING THE LEAST OBJECT OF SUSPICION BUT ON THE FOURTH THE EVIL STARS OF OUR ADVENTURER CONDUCTED HIM TO THE SPOT ON HIS VOYAGE TO THE APARTMENT OF HIS DULCINEA WITH WHOM HE HAD PRECONCERTED THE ASSIGNATION
phonemes: ɐ swˈɪs, ɪn hˌuːz ˈɑːnɪsti ðə dʒˈɜːmən kʊd kənfˈaɪd, bˌiːɪŋ hˈaɪɚd fɔːɹ ðɪs pˈɜːpəs, wʌz pˈoʊstᵻd ɪn ɐ dˈɑːɹk kˈɔːɹnɚɹ ʌvðə stˈɛɹkeɪs, wɪðˌɪn ɐ fjˈuː pˈeɪsᵻz ʌvðə dˈɔːɹ, wˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd tə wˈɑːtʃ, ænd ˈæktʃuːəli stˈʊd sˈɛntɪnəl θɹˈiː nˈaɪts, wɪðˌaʊt pɚsˈiːvɪŋ ðə lˈiːst ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv səspˈɪʃən; bˌʌt, ɔnðə fˈɔːɹθ, ðɪ ˈiːvəl stˈɑːɹz ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚɹɚ kəndˈʌktᵻd hˌɪm tə ðə spˈɑːt, ˌɔn hɪz vˈɔɪɪdʒ tə ðɪ ɐpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv hɪz dˈʌlsɪnˌiə, wɪð hˈuːm hiː hæd pɹˌiːkənsˈɜːɾᵻd ðɪ ɐsɪɡnˈeɪʃən.