text_original: He assured me, it was with the utmost difficulty he could resist his inclination of coming down to Port Royal, to see Morgan and me, of whom he had heard no tidings since the day of our separation: but that he was restrained by the fear of being detained as a deserter.
text_transcription: HE ASSURED ME IT WAS WITH THE UTMOST DIFFICULTY HE COULD RESIST HIS INCLINATION OF COMING DOWN TO PORT ROYAL TO SEE MORGAN AND ME OF WHOM HE HAD HEARD NO TIDING SINCE THE DAY OF OUR SEPARATION BUT THAT HE WAS RESTRAINED BY THE FEAR OF BEING DETAINED AS A DESERTER
phonemes: hiː əʃˈʊɹd mˌiː, ɪt wʌz wɪððɪ ˈʌtmoʊst dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti hiː kʊd ɹᵻzˈɪst hɪz ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃən ʌv kˈʌmɪŋ dˌaʊn tə pˈɔːɹt ɹˈɔɪəl, tə sˈiː mˈɔːɹɡən ænd mˌiː, ʌv hˈuːm hiː hæd hˈɜːd nˈoʊ tˈaɪdɪŋz sˈɪns ðə dˈeɪ ʌv ˌaʊɚ sˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən: bˌʌt ðæt hiː wʌz ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnd baɪ ðə fˈɪɹ ʌv bˌiːɪŋ dɪtˈeɪnd æz ɐ dɪzˈɜːɾɚ.