text_original: About this time, my friend Strap informed me of an offer he had to go abroad with a gentleman in quality of valet de chambre and at the same time assured me that, whatever advantage he might propose to himself from this prospect, he could not bear the thoughts of parting from me, so much was he attached to my fortune.
text_transcription: ABOUT THIS TIME MY FRIEND STRAPP INFORMED ME OF AN OFFER HE HAD TO GO ABROAD WITH THE GENTLEMAN IN QUALITY OF VALET DE CHAMBRE AND AT THE SAME TIME ASSURED ME THAT WHATEVER ADVANTAGE HE MIGHT PROPOSE TO HIMSELF FROM THIS PROSPECT HE COULD NOT BEAR THE THOUGHTS OF PARTING FROM ME SO MUCH WAS HE ATTACHED TO MY FORTUNE
phonemes: ɐbˌaʊt ðɪs tˈaɪm, maɪ fɹˈɛnd stɹˈæp ɪnfˈɔːɹmd mˌiː əvən ˈɔfɚ hiː hædtə ɡˌoʊ ɐbɹˈɔːd wɪð ɐ dʒˈɛntəlmən ɪn kwˈɔlᵻɾi ʌv vælˈeɪ də tʃˈeɪmbɚ ænd æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm əʃˈʊɹd mˌiː ðˈæt, wʌtˈɛvɚɹ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ hiː mˌaɪt pɹəpˈoʊz tə hɪmsˈɛlf fɹʌm ðɪs pɹˈɑːspɛkt, hiː kʊd nˌɑːt bˈɛɹ ðə θˈɔːts ʌv pˈɑːɹɾɪŋ fɹʌm mˌiː, sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ wʌz hiː ɐtˈætʃt tə maɪ fˈɔːɹtʃʊn.