text_original: I had once saved Gawky's life, by plunging into a river and dragging him on shore, when he was on the point of being drowned. I had often rescued him from the clutches of those whom his insufferable arrogance had provoked to a resentment he was not able to sustain; and many times saved his reputation and posteriors, by performing his exercises at school; so that it is not to be wondered at, if he had a particular regard for me and my interests.
text_transcription: I HAD ONCE SAVED GAWKI'S LIFE BY PLUNGING INTO A RIVER AND DRAGGING HIM ON SHORE WHEN HE WAS ON THE POINT OF BEING DROWNED I HAD OFTEN RESCUED HIM FROM THE CLUTCHES OF THOSE WHOM HIS INSUFFERABLE ARROGANCE HAD PROVOKED TO A RESENTMENT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO SUSTAIN AND MANY TIMES SAVED HIS REPUTATION AND POSTERIORS BY PERFORMING HIS EXERCISES AT SCHOOL SO THAT IT IS NOT TO BE WONDERED AT IF HE HAD A PARTICULAR REGARD FOR ME AND MY INTERESTS
phonemes: aɪ hæd wˈʌns sˈeɪvd ɡˈɔːkiz lˈaɪf, baɪ plˈʌndʒɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ɐ ɹˈɪvɚ ænd dɹˈæɡɪŋ hˌɪm ˌɔn ʃˈɔːɹ, wˌɛn hiː wʌz ɔnðə pˈɔɪnt ʌv bˌiːɪŋ dɹˈaʊnd. aɪ hæd ˈɔfən ɹˈɛskjuːd hˌɪm fɹʌmðə klˈʌtʃᵻz ʌv ðoʊz hˈuːm hɪz ɪnsˈʌfɚɹəbəl ˈæɹəɡəns hæd pɹəvˈoʊkt tʊ ɐ ɹᵻzˈɛntmənt hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ˈeɪbəl tə səstˈeɪn; ænd mˈɛni tˈaɪmz sˈeɪvd hɪz ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən ænd pɑːstˈɪɹiɚz, baɪ pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ hɪz ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz æt skˈuːl; sˌoʊ ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz nˌɑːt təbi wˈʌndɚd æt, ɪf hiː hæd ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd fɔːɹ mˌiː ænd maɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts.