text_original: I asked the auctioneer if the contents went with the chest, my real object being to get a look at the lock which seemed a very old one of steel, though it was much damaged and lacked a key. I was answered with a torrent of speech in true auctioneer fashion: "Aye, good master. Take the lot just as it stands. An oaken kist, hundreds of years aud and still worthy a rest in the house place of any man who has goods to guard. It wants a key, truth to tell; but the lock is a fine aud one and you can easy fit a key. Moreover the contents, be they what they may, are yours also. See! aud letters in some foreign tongue  French I think.
text_transcription: I ASKED THE AUCTIONEER OF THE CONTENTSMENT WITH THE CHESS MY LITTLE OBJECT BEING TO GET A LOOK AT THE LOT WHICH SEEMED A VERY OLD ONE OF STEEL THOUGH IT WAS MUCH DAMAGED AND LACKED THE KEY I WAS ANSWERED WITH A TORN OF SPEECH IN TRUE AUCTIONEER FASHION AGON MASTER TAKE THE LOT JUST AS IT STANDS AND OAKEN KISS HUNDREDS OF YEARS ODD AND STILL WERE THE ARRESTS IN THE HOUSE PLACE OF ANY MAN WHO HAS GOOD CIGAR IT WANTS A KEY TRUTH TO TELL THE LOCK IS A FLY AN ODD ONE AND IT CAN EASY FIT A KEY MOREOVER THE CONTENTS BE WAIT WHAT THEY MAY ARE YOURS ALSO SEE ALL THAT IS IN SOME FOREIGN TONGUE FRENCH I THINK
phonemes: aɪ ˈæskt ðɪ ˈɔːkʃənˈɪɹ ɪf ðə kˈɑːntɛnts wɛnt wɪððə tʃˈɛst, maɪ ɹˈiːəl ˈɑːbdʒɛkt bˌiːɪŋ tə ɡɛt ɐ lˈʊk æt ðə lˈɑːk wˌɪtʃ sˈiːmd ɐ vˈɛɹi ˈoʊld wˈʌn ʌv stˈiːl, ðˌoʊ ɪt wʌz mˈʌtʃ dˈæmɪdʒd ænd lˈækt ɐ kˈiː. aɪ wʌz ˈænsɚd wɪð ɐ tˈɔɹənt ʌv spˈiːtʃ ɪn tɹˈuː ˈɔːkʃənˈɪɹ fˈæʃən: "ˈaɪ, ɡˈʊd mˈæstɚ. tˈeɪk ðə lˈɑːt dʒˈʌst æz ɪt stˈændz. ɐn ˈoʊkən kˈɪst, hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv jˈɪɹz ˈɔːd ænd stˈɪl wˈɜːði ɐ ɹˈɛst ɪnðə hˈaʊs plˈeɪs ʌv ˌɛni mˈæn hˌuː hɐz ɡˈʊdz tə ɡˈɑːɹd. ɪt wˈɔnts ɐ kˈiː, tɹˈuːθ tə tˈɛl; bˌʌt ðə lˈɑːk ɪz ɐ fˈaɪn ˈɔːd wˈʌn ænd juː kæn ˈiːzi fˈɪt ɐ kˈiː. mɔːɹˈoʊvɚ ðə kˈɑːntɛnts, biː ðeɪ wʌt ðeɪ mˈeɪ, ɑːɹ jˈɔːɹz ˈɔːlsoʊ. sˈiː! ˈɔːd lˈɛɾɚz ɪn sˌʌm fˈɔːɹən tˈʌŋ fɹˈɛntʃ aɪ θˈɪŋk.