text_original: It was upon this supposition that they left to the determination of the dice the choice of the person who should execute their plan; and the lot falling upon a Swiss, who, from the station of a foot soldier in the Dutch service, out of which he had been drummed for theft, had erected himself into the rank of a self created chevalier, this hero fortified himself with a double dose of brandy, and betook himself to a certain noted coffee house, with an intent to affront Count Fathom in public.
text_transcription: IT WAS UPON THIS SUPPOSITION THAT THEY LEFT TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE DICE THE CHOICE OF THE PERSON WHO SHOULD EXECUTE THEIR PLAN AND THE LOT FALLING UPON A SWISS WHO FROM THE STATION OF A FOOT SOLDIER IN THE DUTCH SERVICE OUT OF WHICH HE HAD BEEN DRUMMED FOR THEFT HAD ERECTED HIMSELF INTO THE RANK OF A SELF CREATED CHEVALIER THIS HERO FORTIFIED HIMSELF WITH A DOUBLE DOSE OF BRANDY AND BETOOK HIMSELF TO A CERTAIN NOTED COFFEE HOUSE WITH AN INTENT TO AFFRONT COUNT FATHOM IN PUBLIC
phonemes: ɪt wʌz əpˌɑːn ðɪs səpəzˈɪʃən ðæt ðeɪ lˈɛft tə ðə dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌvðə dˈaɪs ðə tʃˈɔɪs ʌvðə pˈɜːsən hˌuː ʃˌʊd ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːt ðɛɹ plˈæn; ænd ðə lˈɑːt fˈɔːlɪŋ əpˌɑːn ɐ swˈɪs, hˈuː, fɹʌmðə stˈeɪʃən əvə fˈʊt sˈoʊldʒɚɹ ɪnðə dˈʌtʃ sˈɜːvɪs, ˌaʊɾəv wˌɪtʃ hiː hɐdbɪn dɹˈʌmd fɔːɹ θˈɛft, hæd ɪɹˈɛktᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf ˌɪntʊ ðə ɹˈæŋk əvə sˈɛlf kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ʃˌɛvɐlˈɪɹ, ðɪs hˈiəɹoʊ fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd hɪmsˈɛlf wɪð ɐ dˈʌbəl dˈoʊs ʌv bɹˈændi, ænd bᵻtˈʊk hɪmsˈɛlf tʊ ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ nˈoʊɾᵻd kˈɔfi hˈaʊs, wɪð ɐn ɪntˈɛnt tʊ ɐfɹˈʌnt kˈaʊnt fˈæðəm ɪn pˈʌblɪk.