text_original: For my part, it was by mere chance I came to sit with the ladies[2] this night. And if they had not told me there was a letter from you; and your man Alexander had not gone, and come back from the deanery; and the boy here had not been sent, to let Alexander know I was here, I should have missed the letter outright.
text_transcription: FOR MY PART IT WAS BY MERE CHANCE I CAME TO SIT WITH THE LADIES THIS NIGHT AND IF THEY HAD NOT TOLD ME THERE WAS A LETTER FROM YOU AND YOUR MAN ALEXANDER HAD NOT GONE AND COME BACK FROM THE DEANERY AND THE BOY HERE HAD NOT BEEN SENT TO LET ALEXANDER KNOW I WAS HERE I SHOULD HAVE MISSED THE LETTER OUTRIGHT
phonemes: fɔːɹ maɪ pˈɑːɹt, ɪt wʌz baɪ mˈɪɹ tʃˈæns aɪ kˈeɪm tə sˈɪt wɪððə lˈeɪdiz[tˈuː] ðɪs nˈaɪt. ænd ɪf ðeɪ hæd nˌɑːt tˈoʊld mˌiː ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ lˈɛɾɚ fɹʌm juː; ænd jʊɹ mˈæn ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ hæd nˌɑːt ɡˈɔn, ænd kˈʌm bˈæk fɹʌmðə dˈiːnɚɹi; ænd ðə bˈɔɪ hˈɪɹ hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn sˈɛnt, tə lˈɛt ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ nˈoʊ aɪ wʌz hˈɪɹ, aɪ ʃˌʊdəv mˈɪst ðə lˈɛɾɚɹ aʊtɹˈaɪt.