text_original: He had to ring several times before one of the waiters con  descended to answer his summons, but he worked away cheerily, smoking as he worked, at a careful water coloured copy of a rough pencil sketch which he had made a couple of nights before in the pit of the theatre.
text_transcription: HE HAD TO RING SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ONE OF THE WAITERS CONDESCENDED TO ANSWER HIS SUMMONS BUT HE WORKED AWAY CHEERILY SMOKING AS HE WORKED AT A CAREFUL WATER COLOURED COPY OF A ROUGH PENCIL SKETCH WHICH HE HAD MADE A COUPLE OF NIGHTS BEFORE IN THE PIT OF THE THEATRE
phonemes: hiː hædtə ɹˈɪŋ sˈɛvɹəl tˈaɪmz bᵻfˌɔːɹ wˈʌn ʌvðə wˈeɪɾɚz kˈɑːn dᵻsˈɛndᵻd tʊ ˈænsɚ hɪz sˈʌmənz, bˌʌt hiː wˈɜːkt ɐwˈeɪ tʃˈɪɹili, smˈoʊkɪŋ æz hiː wˈɜːkt, æɾə kˈɛɹfəl wˈɔːɾɚ kˈʌlɚd kˈɑːpi əvɚ ɹˈʌf pˈɛnsəl skˈɛtʃ wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd mˌeɪd ɐ kˈʌpəl ʌv nˈaɪts bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɪnðə pˈɪt ʌvðə θˈiəɾɚ.