text_original: I entered his apartment without any ceremony, and, by the glimmering of a lamp, perceived him on his knees before something that very much resembled a crucifix; but this I will not insist upon, that I may not seem too much a slave to common report, which indeed assisted my conjecture on this occasion, by representing Dr. Mackshane as a member of the church of Rome.
text_transcription: I ENTERED HIS APARTMENT WITHOUT ANY CEREMONY AND BY THE GLIMMERING OF A LAMP PERCEIVED HIM ON HIS KNEES BEFORE SOMETHING THAT VERY MUCH RESEMBLED A CRUCIFIX BUT THIS I WILL NOT INSIST UPON THAT I MAY NOT SEEM TOO MUCH OF A SLAVE TO COMMON REPORT WHICH INDEED ASSISTED BY CONJECTURE ON THIS OCCASION BY REPRESENTING DOCTOR MAX SHANE AS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF ROME
phonemes: aɪ ˈɛntɚd hɪz ɐpˈɑːɹtmənt wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni sˈɛɹᵻməni, ænd, baɪ ðə ɡlˈɪmɚɹɪŋ əvə lˈæmp, pɚsˈiːvd hˌɪm ˌɔn hɪz nˈiːz bᵻfˌɔːɹ sˈʌmθɪŋ ðæt vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ ɹᵻzˈɛmbəld ɐ kɹˈuːsɪfˌɪks; bˌʌt ðɪs aɪ wɪl nˌɑːt ɪnsˈɪst əpˌɑːn, ðæt aɪ mˈeɪ nˌɑːt sˈiːm tˈuː mʌtʃ ɐ slˈeɪv tə kˈɑːmən ɹᵻpˈɔːɹt, wˌɪtʃ ˌɪndˈiːd ɐsˈɪstᵻd maɪ kəndʒˈɛktʃɚɹ ˌɔn ðɪs əkˈeɪʒən, baɪ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ dˈɑːktɚ. mˈækʃeɪn æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv ɹˈoʊm.