text_original: I had nothing to object to his proposal; and asked how soon he hoped to be happy. "As to that," he replied, "nothing obstructs my happiness but the want of a little ready cash; for you must know, my friend in the city has gone out of town for a week or two, but I unfortunately missed my pay at Broad Street, by being detained too long by the dear charmer—but there will be a recall at Chatham next week, whither the ship's books are sent, and I have commissioned a friend in that place to receive the money."
text_transcription: I HAD NOTHING TO OBJECT TO HIS PROPOSAL AND ASKED HOW SOON HE HOPED TO BE HAPPY AS TO THAT HE REPLIED NOTHING OBSTRUCTS MY HAPPINESS BUT THE WANT OF A LITTLE READY CASH FOR YOU MUST KNOW MY FRIEND IN THE CITY HAS GONE OUT OF TOWN FOR A WEEK OR TWO BUT I UNFORTUNATELY MISSED MY PAY AT BROAD STREET BY BEING DETAINED TOO LONG BY THE DEAR CHARMER BUT THERE WILL BE A RECALL AT CHATHAM NEXT WEEK WHITHER THE SHIP'S BOOKS ARE SENT AND I HAVE COMMISSIONED A FRIEND IN THAT PLACE TO RECEIVE THE MONEY
phonemes: aɪ hæd nˈʌθɪŋ tʊ ɑːbdʒˈɛkt tə hɪz pɹəpˈoʊzəl; ænd ˈæskt hˌaʊ sˈuːn hiː hˈoʊpt təbi hˈæpi. "æz tə ðˈæt," hiː ɹᵻplˈaɪd, "nˈʌθɪŋ əbstɹˈʌkts maɪ hˈæpɪnəs bˌʌt ðə wˈɔnt əvə lˈɪɾəl ɹˈɛdi kˈæʃ; fɔːɹ juː mˈʌst nˈoʊ, maɪ fɹˈɛnd ɪnðə sˈɪɾi hɐz ɡɔn ˌaʊɾəv tˈaʊn fɚɹə wˈiːk ɔːɹ tˈuː, bˌʌt aɪ ʌnfˈɔːɹtʃənətli mˈɪst maɪ pˈeɪ æt bɹˈɔːd stɹˈiːt, baɪ bˌiːɪŋ dɪtˈeɪnd tˈuː lˈɔŋ baɪ ðə dˈɪɹ tʃˈɑːɹmɚ—bˌʌt ðɛɹ wɪl biː ɐ ɹˈiːkɔːl æt tʃˈæɾəm nˈɛkst wˈiːk, wˈɪðɚ ðə ʃˈɪps bˈʊks ɑːɹ sˈɛnt, ænd aɪ hæv kəmˈɪʃənd ɐ fɹˈɛnd ɪn ðæt plˈeɪs tə ɹᵻsˈiːv ðə mˈʌni."