text_original: The strong contrast between human excitement and madness coupled with imbecility, and human calmness and self possession coupled with vigorous promptitude, was perfect. Just before poor Hopkins rang his first note of alarm the station had been wrapt in profound silence  the small boy's interruption having been but a momentary affair.
text_transcription: THE STRONG CONTRAST BETWEEN HUMAN EXCITEMENT AND MADNESS COUPLED WITH IMBECILITY AND HUMAN CALMNESS AND SELF POSSESSION COUPLED WITH VIGOROUS PROMPTITUDE WAS PERFECT JUST BEFORE HOPKINS RANG HIS FIRST NOTE OF ALARM THE STATION HAD BEEN WRAPPED IN PROFOUND SILENCE THE SMALL BOY'S INTERRUPTION HAVING BEEN BUT A MOMENTARY AFFAIR
phonemes: ðə stɹˈɔŋ kˈɑːntɹæst bᵻtwˌiːn hjˈuːmən ɛksˈaɪtmənt ænd mˈædnəs kˈʌpəld wɪð ɪmbɪsˈɪlᵻɾi, ænd hjˈuːmən kˈɑːmnəs ænd sˈɛlf pəzˈɛʃən kˈʌpəld wɪð vˈɪɡɚɹəs pɹˈɑːmptɪtˌuːd, wʌz pˈɜːfɛkt. dʒˈʌst bᵻfˌɔːɹ pˈʊɹ hˈɑːpkɪnz ɹˈæŋ hɪz fˈɜːst nˈoʊt ʌv ɐlˈɑːɹm ðə stˈeɪʃən hɐdbɪn ɹˈæpt ɪn pɹəfˈaʊnd sˈaɪləns ðə smˈɔːl bˈɔɪz ˌɪntɚɹˈʌpʃən hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn bˌʌt ɐ mˈoʊməntˌɛɹi ɐfˈɛɹ.