text_original: But this expedient being also rejected by the captain, I began to smell his character, and, tipping Strap the wink, told the captain that I had always heard it said, the person who receives a challenge should have the choice of the weapons; this therefore being the rule in point of honour, I would venture to promise on the head of my companion, that he would even fight Captain Weazel at sharps; but it should be with such sharps as Strap was best acquainted with, namely, razors.
text_transcription: BUT THIS EXPEDIENT BEING ALSO REJECTED BY THE CAPTAIN I BEGAN TO SMELL HIS CHARACTER AND TIPPING STRAP THE WINK TOLD THE CAPTAIN THAT I HAD ALWAYS HEARD IT SAID THE PERSON WHO RECEIVED A CHALLENGE SHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE OF THE WEAPONS THIS THEREFORE BEING THE RULE IN POINT OF HONOUR I WOULD VENTURE TO PROMISE ON THE HEAD OF MY COMPANION THAT HE WOULD EVEN FIGHT CAPTAIN WEAZLE AT SHARPS BUT IT SHOULD BE WITH SUCH SHARPS AS STRAP WAS BEST ACQUAINTED WITH NAMELY RAZORS
phonemes: bˌʌt ðɪs ɛkspˈiːdiənt bˌiːɪŋ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə kˈæptɪn, aɪ bɪɡˈæn tə smˈɛl hɪz kˈæɹɪktɚ, ænd, tˈɪpɪŋ stɹˈæp ðə wˈɪŋk, tˈoʊld ðə kˈæptɪn ðæt aɪ hæd ˈɔːlweɪz hˈɜːd ɪt sˈɛd, ðə pˈɜːsən hˌuː ɹᵻsˈiːvz ɐ tʃˈælɪndʒ ʃˌʊdəv ðə tʃˈɔɪs ʌvðə wˈɛpənz; ðɪs ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ðə ɹˈuːl ɪn pˈɔɪnt ʌv ˈɑːnɚ, aɪ wʊd vˈɛntʃɚ tə pɹˈɑːmɪs ɔnðə hˈɛd ʌv maɪ kəmpˈæniən, ðæt hiː wʊd ˈiːvən fˈaɪt kˈæptɪn wˈiːzəl æt ʃˈɑːɹps; bˌʌt ɪt ʃˌʊd biː wɪð sˈʌtʃ ʃˈɑːɹps æz stɹˈæp wʌz bˈɛst ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪð, nˈeɪmli, ɹˈeɪzɚz.