text_original: Happy was it for us, in the interim, if we did not begin to look at each other and make up faces, or slyly slip off and on our shoes, or some other incipient attempts at roguery, which would gradually so undermine our gravity that there would be some sudden explosion of merriment, whereat Uncle Phineas would look up and say, "Tut, tut," and Aunt Kezzy would make a speech about wicked children breaking the Sabbath day.
text_transcription: HAPPY WAS IT FOR US IN THE INTERIM IF WE DID NOT BEGIN TO LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND MAKE UP FACES OR SLYLY SLIP OFTEN ON OUR SHOES OR SOME OTHER INCIPIENT ATTEMPTS AT ROGUERY WHICH WOULD GRADUALLY SO UNDERMINE OUR GRAVITY THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME EXPLOSION OF MERRIMENT WHEREAT UNCLE PHINEAS WOULD LOOK UP AND SAY TUT TUT AND AUNT KEZZIE WOULD MAKE A SPEECH ABOUT WICKED CHILDREN BREAKING THE SABBATH DAY
phonemes: hˈæpi wʌz ɪt fɔːɹ ˌʌs, ɪnðɪ ˈɪntɚɹˌɪm, ɪf wiː dɪdnˌɑːt bɪɡˈɪn tə lˈʊk æɾ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ ænd mˌeɪk ˌʌp fˈeɪsᵻz, ɔːɹ slˈaɪli slˈɪp ˈɔf ænd ˌɔn ˌaʊɚ ʃˈuːz, ɔːɹ sˌʌm ˈʌðɚɹ ɪnsˈɪpiənt ɐtˈɛmpts æt ɹˈoʊɡɚɹi, wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɡɹˈædʒuːəli sˌoʊ ˌʌndɚmˈaɪn ˌaʊɚ ɡɹˈævᵻɾi ðæt ðɛɹ wʊd biː sˌʌm sˈʌdən ɛksplˈoʊʒən ʌv mˈɛɹɪmənt, wˈɛɹæt ˈʌŋkəl fˈɪniəz wʊd lˈʊk ˌʌp ænd sˈeɪ, "tˈʌt, tˈʌt," ænd ˈænt kˈɛzi wʊd mˌeɪk ɐ spˈiːtʃ ɐbˌaʊt wˈɪkᵻd tʃˈɪldɹən bɹˈeɪkɪŋ ðə sˈæbəθ dˈeɪ.