text_original: While we were in this perplexity the person whom we found in the house at our entrance, overhearing our discourse, took the pipe from his mouth very gravely, and accosted us thus: "Gentlemen, my pipe is out, you see," shaking the ashes into the fire, "and rather than you should be balked, I don't care if I take a hand with you for a trifle—but remember I won't play for anything of consequence."
text_transcription: WHILE WE WERE IN THIS PERPLEXITY THE PERSON WHOM WE FOUND IN THE HOUSE AT OUR ENTRANCE OVERHEARING OUR DISCOURSE TOOK THE PIPE FROM HIS MOUTH VERY GRAVELY AND ACCOSTED US THUS GENTLEMEN MY PIPE IS OUT YOU SEE SHAKING THE ASHES INTO THE FIRE AND RATHER THAN YOU SHOULD BE BAULKED I DON'T CARE IF I TAKE A HAND WITH YOU FOR A TRIFLE BUT REMEMBER I WON'T PLAY FOR ANYTHING OF CONSEQUENCE
phonemes: wˌaɪl wiː wɜːɹ ɪn ðɪs pɚplˈɛksᵻɾi ðə pˈɜːsən hˈuːm wiː fˈaʊnd ɪnðə hˈaʊs æɾ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɛntɹəns, ˌoʊvɚhˈɪɹɪŋ ˌaʊɚ dˈɪskɔːɹs, tˈʊk ðə pˈaɪp fɹʌm hɪz mˈaʊθ vˈɛɹi ɡɹˈeɪvli, ænd ɐkˈɔstᵻd ˌʌs ðˈʌs: "dʒˈɛntəlmən, maɪ pˈaɪp ɪz ˈaʊt, juː sˈiː," ʃˈeɪkɪŋ ðɪ ˈæʃᵻz ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈaɪɚ, "ænd ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn juː ʃˌʊd biː bˈɔːkt, aɪ dˈoʊnt kˈɛɹ ɪf aɪ tˈeɪk ɐ hˈænd wɪð juː fɚɹə tɹˈaɪfəl—bˌʌt ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚɹ aɪ woʊnt plˈeɪ fɔːɹ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ʌv kˈɑːnsɪkwəns."