text_original: It was in vain for me to protest my innocence: I could not persuade them that I had taken a solitary walk to their haunt, at such an hour, merely for my own amusement; and I did not think it my interest to disclose the true cause of my retreat, because I was afraid they would have made their peace with justice by surrendering me to the penalty of the law.
text_transcription: IT WAS IN VAIN FOR ME TO PROTEST MY INNOCENCE I COULD NOT PERSUADE THEM THAT I HAD TAKEN A SOLITARY WALK TO THEIR HAUNT AT SUCH AN HOUR MERELY FOR MY OWN AMUSEMENT AND I DID NOT THINK IT IN MY INTEREST TO DISCLOSE THE TRUE CAUSE OF MY RETREAT BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THEY WOULD HAVE MADE THEIR PEACE WITH JUSTICE BY SURRENDERING ME TO THE PENALTY OF THE LAW
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ɪn vˈeɪn fɔːɹ mˌiː tə pɹətˈɛst maɪ ˈɪnəsəns: aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt pɚswˈeɪd ðˌɛm ðæt aɪ hæd tˈeɪkən ɐ sˈɑːlətˌɛɹi wˈɔːk tə ðɛɹ hˈɔːnt, æt sˈʌtʃ ɐn ˈaʊɚ, mˈɪɹli fɔːɹ maɪ ˈoʊn ɐmjˈuːzmənt; ænd aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt θˈɪŋk ɪt maɪ ˈɪntɹɛst tə dɪsklˈoʊz ðə tɹˈuː kˈɔːz ʌv maɪ ɹᵻtɹˈiːt, bɪkˈʌz aɪ wʌz ɐfɹˈeɪd ðeɪ wʊdhɐv mˌeɪd ðɛɹ pˈiːs wɪð dʒˈʌstɪs baɪ sɚɹˈɛndɚɹɪŋ mˌiː tə ðə pˈɛnəlɾi ʌvðə lˈɔː.