text_original: He replied in a dry manner, that I would find it a Herculean task to chastise everybody who should laugh at my expense; and, as for the character of Melinda, he did not see how it could suffer by what was laid to her charge; for that cheating at cards, far from being reckoned a blemish among people of fashion, was looked upon as an honourable indication of superior genius and address. "But let us waive this subject," said he, "and go to the coffee house, in order to make a party for dinner."
text_transcription: HE REPLIED IN A DRY MANNER THAT I WOULD FIND IT A HERCULEAN TASK TO CHASTISE EVERYBODY WHO SHOULD LAUGH AT MY EXPENSE AND AS FOR THE CHARACTER OF MELINDA HE DID NOT SEE HOW IT COULD SUFFER BY WHAT WAS LAID TO HER CHARGE FOR THAT CHEATING AT CARDS FAR FROM BEING RECKONED A BLEMISH AMONG PEOPLE OF FASHION WAS LOOKED UPON AS AN HONOURABLE INDICATION OF SUPERIOR GENIUS AND ADDRESS BUT LET US WAIVE THIS SUBJECT SAID HE AND GO TO THE COFFEE HOUSE IN ORDER TO MAKE A PARTY FOR DINNER
phonemes: hiː ɹᵻplˈaɪd ɪn ɐ dɹˈaɪ mˈænɚ, ðæt aɪ wʊd fˈaɪnd ɪɾ ɐ hˈɜːkjʊlˌiən tˈæsk tə tʃˈæstaɪz ˈɛvɹɪbˌɑːdi hˌuː ʃˌʊd lˈæf æt maɪ ɛkspˈɛns; ænd, æz fɚðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv məlˈɪndə, hiː dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiː hˌaʊ ɪt kʊd sˈʌfɚ baɪ wʌt wʌz lˈeɪd tə hɜː tʃˈɑːɹdʒ; fɔːɹ ðæt tʃˈiːɾɪŋ æt kˈɑːɹdz, fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ ɹˈɛkənd ɐ blˈɛmɪʃ ɐmˌʌŋ pˈiːpəl ʌv fˈæʃən, wʌz lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn æz ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹəbəl ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv suːpˈiəɹɪɚ dʒˈiːnɪəs ænd ɐdɹˈɛs. "bˌʌt lˈɛt ˌʌs wˈeɪv ðɪs sˈʌbdʒɛkt," sˈɛd hiː, "ænd ɡˌoʊ tə ðə kˈɔfi hˈaʊs, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə mˌeɪk ɐ pˈɑːɹɾi fɔːɹ dˈɪnɚ."