text_original: The Frenchman drew George Yane aside, and talked to him for a few minutes in an undertone, gesticulating after the manner of his nation, and evidently persuading the old man to do something or other which he shrank from doing. But Mr. Vane's resistance seemed of a very feeble nature, and the Frenchman conquered, for his last shrug was one of triumph.
text_transcription: THE FRENCHMAN DREW GEORGE VANE ASIDE AND TALKED TO HIM FOR A FEW MINUTES IN AN UNDERTONE GESTICULATING AFTER THE MANNER OF HIS NATION AND EVIDENTLY PERSUADING THE OLD MAN TO DO SOMETHING OR OTHER WHICH HE SHRANK FROM DOING BUT MISTER VANE'S RESISTANCE SEEMED OF A VERY FEEBLE NATURE AND THE FRENCHMAN CONQUERED FOR HIS LAST SHRUG WAS ONE OF TRIUMPH
phonemes: ðə fɹˈɛntʃmən dɹˈuː dʒˈɔːɹdʒ jˈeɪn ɐsˈaɪd, ænd tˈɔːkt tə hˌɪm fɚɹə fjˈuː mˈɪnɪts ɪn ɐn ˌʌndɚtˈoʊn, dʒɛstˈɪkjʊlˌeɪɾɪŋ ˈæftɚ ðə mˈænɚɹ ʌv hɪz nˈeɪʃən, ænd ˈɛvɪdəntli pɚswˈeɪdɪŋ ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn tə dˈuː sˈʌmθɪŋ ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ wˌɪtʃ hiː ʃɹˈæŋk fɹʌm dˈuːɪŋ. bˌʌt mˈɪstɚ. vˈeɪnz ɹᵻsˈɪstəns sˈiːmd əvə vˈɛɹi fˈiːbəl nˈeɪtʃɚ, ænd ðə fɹˈɛntʃmən kˈɑːŋkɚd, fɔːɹ hɪz lˈæst ʃɹˈʌɡ wʌz wˈʌn ʌv tɹˈaɪʌmf.