text_original: In short, this affectionate shaver, setting out towards Surgeons' Hall, had inquired for me there to no purpose: from whence he found his way to the Navy Office, where he could hear no tidings of me, because I was unknown to everybody then present; he afterwards went upon 'Change, in hopes of seeing me upon the Scotch walk, but without success.
text_transcription: IN SHORT THIS AFFECTIONATE SHAVER SETTING OUT TOWARDS SURGEONS HALL HAD INQUIRED FOR ME THERE TO NO PURPOSE FROM WHENCE HE FOUND HIS WAY TO THE NAVY OFFICE WHERE HE COULD HEAR NO TIDINGS OF ME BECAUSE I WAS UNKNOWN TO EVERYBODY THEN PRESENT HE AFTERWARDS WENT UPON CHANGE IN HOPES OF SEEING ME UPON THE SCOTCH WALK BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS
phonemes: ɪn ʃˈɔːɹt, ðɪs ɐfˈɛkʃənət ʃˈeɪvɚ, sˈɛɾɪŋ ˈaʊt təwˈɔːɹdz sˈɜːdʒənz hˈɔːl, hæd ɪŋkwˈaɪɚd fɔːɹ mˌiː ðɛɹ tə nˈoʊ pˈɜːpəs: fɹʌm wˈɛns hiː fˈaʊnd hɪz wˈeɪ tə ðə nˈeɪvi ˈɑːfɪs, wˌɛɹ hiː kʊd hˈɪɹ nˈoʊ tˈaɪdɪŋz ʌv mˌiː, bɪkˈʌz aɪ wʌz ʌnnˈoʊn tʊ ˈɛvɹɪbˌɑːdi ðˈɛn pɹɪzˈɛnt; hiː ˈæftɚwɚdz wɛnt əpˌɑːn tʃˈeɪndʒ, ɪn hˈoʊps ʌv sˈiːɪŋ mˌiː əpˌɑːn ðə skˈɑːtʃ wˈɔːk, bˌʌt wɪðˌaʊt səksˈɛs.