text_original: While the bailiff (for so he was) spoke thus, his followers surrounded the prisoner, and began to handle her very roughly. This treatment incensed me so much, that I snatched up the poker and would certainly have used it in defence of the lady, without any regard to the strength and number of her adversaries, had she not begged me, with a composure of countenance for which I could not account, to use no violence on her behalf, which could be of no service to her, but might be very detrimental to myself.
text_transcription: WHILE THE BAILIFF FOR SO HE WAS SPOKE THUS HIS FOLLOWERS SURROUNDED THE PRISONER AND BEGAN TO HANDLE HER VERY ROUGHLY THIS TREATMENT INCENSED ME SO MUCH THAT I SNATCHED UP THE POKER AND WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE USED IT IN DEFENCE OF THE LADY WITHOUT ANY REGARD TO THE STRENGTH AND NUMBER OF HER ADVERSARIES HAD SHE NOT BEGGED ME WITH A COMPOSURE OF COUNTENANCE FOR WHICH I COULD NOT ACCOUNT TO USE NO VIOLENCE ON HER BEHALF WHICH COULD BE OF NO SERVICE TO HER BUT MIGHT BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO MYSELF
phonemes: wˌaɪl ðə bˈeɪlɪf (fɔːɹ sˈoʊ hiː wʌz) spˈoʊk ðˈʌs, hɪz fˈɑːloʊɚz sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd ðə pɹˈɪzənɚ, ænd bɪɡˈæn tə hˈændəl hɜː vˈɛɹi ɹˈʌfli. ðɪs tɹˈiːtmənt ɪnsˈɛnst mˌiː sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ, ðæt aɪ snˈætʃt ˌʌp ðə pˈoʊkɚ ænd wʊd sˈɜːʔn̩li hæv jˈuːzd ɪɾ ɪn dᵻfˈɛns ʌvðə lˈeɪdi, wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tə ðə stɹˈɛŋθ ænd nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv hɜːɹ ˈædvɚsɚɹiz, hæd ʃiː nˌɑːt bˈɛɡd mˌiː, wɪð ɐ kəmpˈoʊʒɚɹ ʌv kˈaʊntənəns fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt ɐkˈaʊnt, tə jˈuːz nˈoʊ vˈaɪələns ˌɔn hɜː bᵻhˈæf, wˌɪtʃ kʊd biː ʌv nˈoʊ sˈɜːvɪs tə hɜː, bˌʌt mˌaɪt biː vˈɛɹi dˌɛtɹɪmˈɛntəl tə maɪsˈɛlf.