text_original: We went down stairs, and conferred together on our expectations, when I understood that each of them had been recommended to one or other of the commissioners, and each of them promised the first vacancy that should fall; but that none of them relied solely upon that interest, without a present to the secretary, with whom some of the commissioners went snacks. For which reason, each of them had provided a small purse; and I was asked what I proposed to give.
text_transcription: WE WENT DOWNSTAIRS AND CONFERRED TOGETHER ON OUR EXPECTATIONS WHEN I UNDERSTOOD THAT EACH OF THEM HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED TO ONE OR OTHER OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND EACH OF THEM PROMISED THE FIRST VACANCY THAT SHOULD FALL BUT THAT NONE OF THEM RELIED SOLELY UPON THAT INTEREST WITHOUT A PRESENT TO THE SECRETARY WITH WHOM SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS WENT SNACKS FOR WHICH REASON EACH OF THEM HAD PROVIDED A SMALL PURSE AND I WAS ASKED WHAT I PROPOSED TO GIVE
phonemes: wiː wɛnt dˌaʊn stˈɛɹz, ænd kənfˈɜːd təɡˌɛðɚɹ ˌɔn ˌaʊɚɹ ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃənz, wˌɛn aɪ ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðæt ˈiːtʃ əv ðˌɛm hɐdbɪn ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd tə wˈʌn ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚɹ ʌvðə kəmˈɪʃənɚz, ænd ˈiːtʃ əv ðˌɛm pɹˈɑːmɪst ðə fˈɜːst vˈeɪkənsi ðæt ʃˌʊd fˈɔːl; bˌʌt ðæt nˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm ɹᵻlˈaɪd sˈoʊlli əpˌɑːn ðæt ˈɪntɹɛst, wɪðˌaʊt ɐ pɹˈɛzənt tə ðə sˈɛkɹətɹi, wɪð hˈuːm sˌʌm ʌvðə kəmˈɪʃənɚz wɛnt snˈæks. fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ɹˈiːzən, ˈiːtʃ əv ðˌɛm hæd pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd ɐ smˈɔːl pˈɜːs; ænd aɪ wʌz ˈæskt wʌt aɪ pɹəpˈoʊzd tə ɡˈɪv.