text_original: I was extremely provoked at this insolence, and told him, it could not be supposed that a poor barber lad would engage a man of the sword at his own weapon; but I was persuaded he would wrestle or box with him. To which proposal Strap immediately gave assent, by saying, "he would box with him for a guinea." Weazel replied with a look of disdain, that it was beneath any gentleman of his character to fight like a porter, or even to put himself on a footing, in any respect, with such a fellow as Strap.
text_transcription: I WAS EXTREMELY PROVOKED AT THIS INSOLENCE AND TOLD HIM IT COULD NOT BE SUPPOSED THAT A POOR BARBER LAD WOULD ENGAGE A MAN OF THE SWORD AT HIS OWN WEAPON BUT I WAS PERSUADED HE WOULD WRESTLE OR BOX WITH HIM TO WHICH PROPOSAL STRAP IMMEDIATELY GAVE ASSENT BY SAYING HE WOULD BOX WITH HIM FOR A GUINEA WEASEL REPLIED WITH A LOOK OF DISDAIN SAYING THAT IT WAS BENEATH ANY GENTLEMAN OF HIS CHARACTER TO FIGHT LIKE A PORTER OR EVEN TO PUT HIMSELF ON A FOOTING IN ANY RESPECT WITH SUCH A FELLOW AS STRAP
phonemes: aɪ wʌz ɛkstɹˈiːmli pɹəvˈoʊkt æt ðɪs ˈɪnsələns, ænd tˈoʊld hˌɪm, ɪt kʊd nˌɑːt biː səpˈoʊzd ðˌæɾə pˈʊɹ bˈɑːɹbɚ lˈæd wʊd ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒ ɐ mˈæn ʌvðə sˈɔːɹd æt hɪz ˈoʊn wˈɛpən; bˌʌt aɪ wʌz pɚswˈeɪdᵻd hiː wʊd ɹˈɛsəl ɔːɹ bˈɑːks wɪð hˌɪm. tə wˌɪtʃ pɹəpˈoʊzəl stɹˈæp ɪmˈiːdɪətli ɡˈeɪv ɐsˈɛnt, baɪ sˈeɪɪŋ, "hiː wʊd bˈɑːks wɪð hˌɪm fɚɹə ɡˈɪni." wˈiːzəl ɹᵻplˈaɪd wɪð ɐ lˈʊk ʌv dɪsdˈeɪn, ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz bᵻnˌiːθ ˌɛni dʒˈɛntəlmən ʌv hɪz kˈæɹɪktɚ tə fˈaɪt lˈaɪk ɐ pˈɔːɹɾɚ, ɔːɹ ˈiːvən tə pˌʊt hɪmsˈɛlf ˌɔn ɐ fˈʊɾɪŋ, ɪn ˌɛni ɹᵻspˈɛkt, wɪð sˈʌtʃ ɐ fˈɛloʊ æz stɹˈæp.