text_original: He explained it to me after  wards, you know, poor dear ; and it wasn't exactly a story, for he had lodged there for a fortnight once, just after his marriage with mamma, and when he was beginning to get poor. So I was obliged to manage so cleverly to get to Regent's Gardens, Dick j and when I did get there you were gone, and the Signora's rooms were to let, and there was a nasty cross old 104 ELEANOR'S VICTORY.
text_transcription: HE EXPLAINED IT TO ME AFTERWARDS YOU KNOW POOR DEAR AND IT WASN'T EXACTLY A STORY FOR HE HAD LODGED THERE FOR A FORTNIGHT ONCE JUST AFTER HIS MARRIAGE WITH MAMMA AND WHEN HE WAS BEGINNING TO GET POOR SO I WAS OBLIGED TO MANAGE SO CLEVERLY TO GET TO REGENT'S GARDENS DICK AND WHEN I DID GET THERE YOU WERE GONE AND THE SENORA'S ROOMS WERE TO LET AND THERE WAS A NASTY CROSS OLD
phonemes: hiː ɛksplˈeɪnd ɪt tə mˌiː ˈæftɚ wˈɔːɹdz, juː nˈoʊ, pˈʊɹ dˈɪɹ ; ænd ɪt wˈʌzn̩t ɛɡzˈæktli ɐ stˈɔːɹi, fɔːɹ hiː hæd lˈɑːdʒd ðɛɹ fɚɹə fˈɔːɹtnaɪt wˈʌns, dʒˈʌst ˈæftɚ hɪz mˈæɹɪdʒ wɪð mˈæmə, ænd wɛn hiː wʌz bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ tə ɡɛt pˈʊɹ. sˌoʊ aɪ wʌz əblˈaɪdʒd tə mˈænɪdʒ sˌoʊ klˈɛvɚli tə ɡɛt tə ɹˈiːdʒənts ɡˈɑːɹdənz, dˈɪk dʒˈeɪ ænd wɛn aɪ dˈɪd ɡɛt ðɛɹ juː wɜː ɡˈɔn, ænd ðə sɪnjˈɔːɹəz ɹˈuːmz wɜː tə lˈɛt, ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ nˈæsti kɹˈɔs ˈoʊld wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹ ᵻlˈiːnɚz vˈɪktɚɹi.