text_original: We were no sooner informed of this piece of finesse, than the exciseman, who had been silent hitherto, began to open with a malicious grin: "Ay, ay this is an old trick of Shuffle; I could not help smiling when he talked of treating. You must know this is a very curious fellow.
text_transcription: WE WERE NO SOONER INFORMED OF THIS PIECE OF FINESSE THAN THE EXCISEMAN WHO HAD BEEN SILENT HITHERTO BEGAN TO OPEN WITH A MALICIOUS GRIN AYE AYE THIS IS AN OLD TRICK OF SHUFFLE I COULD NOT HELP SMILING WHEN HE TALKED OF TREATING YOU MUST KNOW THIS IS A VERY CURIOUS FELLOW
phonemes: wiː wɜː nˈoʊ sˈuːnɚɹ ɪnfˈɔːɹmd ʌv ðɪs pˈiːs ʌv fɪnˈɛs, ðɐn ðɪ ɛksˈaɪsmən, hˌuː hɐdbɪn sˈaɪlənt hˈɪðɚtˌuː, bɪɡˈæn tʊ ˈoʊpən wɪð ɐ mɐlˈɪʃəs ɡɹˈɪn: "ˈaɪ, ˈaɪ ðɪs ɪz ɐn ˈoʊld tɹˈɪk ʌv ʃˈʌfəl; aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp smˈaɪlɪŋ wɛn hiː tˈɔːkt ʌv tɹˈiːɾɪŋ. juː mˈʌst nˈoʊ ðɪs ɪz ɐ vˈɛɹi kjˈʊɹɹiəs fˈɛloʊ.