text_original: As I was not in a condition to satisfy him in this particular, he repeated his conjuration to no purpose, and they continued a good while in the agonies of fear. At length the father proposed that the son should draw nearer, and take a more distinct view of the apparition; but Dick was of opinion that his father should advance first, he being an old man past his labour and, if he received any mischief, the loss would be the smaller; whereas he himself might escape, and be useful, in his generation.
text_transcription: AS I WAS NOT IN A CONDITION TO SATISFY HIM IN THIS PARTICULAR HE REPEATED HIS CONJURATION TO NO PURPOSE AND THEY CONTINUED A GOOD WHILE IN THE AGONIES OF FEAR AT LENGTH THE FATHER PROPOSED THAT THE SON SHOULD DRAW NEARER AND TAKE A MORE DISTINCT VIEW OF THE APPARITION BUT DICK WAS OF OPINION THAT HIS FATHER SHOULD ADVANCE FIRST HE BEING AN OLD MAN PAST HIS LABOUR AND IF HE RECEIVED ANY MISCHIEF THE LOSS WOULD BE THE SMALLER WHEREAS HE HIMSELF MIGHT ESCAPE AND BE USEFUL IN HIS GENERATION
phonemes: æz aɪ wʌz nˌɑːt ɪn ɐ kəndˈɪʃən tə sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪ hˌɪm ɪn ðɪs pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ, hiː ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd hɪz kˌʌndʒjɚɹˈeɪʃən tə nˈoʊ pˈɜːpəs, ænd ðeɪ kəntˈɪnjuːd ɐ ɡˈʊd wˌaɪl ɪnðɪ ˈæɡəniz ʌv fˈɪɹ. æt lˈɛŋθ ðə fˈɑːðɚ pɹəpˈoʊzd ðætðə sˈʌn ʃˌʊd dɹˈɔː nˈɪɹɚ, ænd tˈeɪk ɐ mˈɔːɹ dɪstˈɪŋkt vjˈuː ʌvðɪ ˌæpɚɹˈɪʃən; bˌʌt dˈɪk wʌz ʌv əpˈɪniən ðæt hɪz fˈɑːðɚ ʃˌʊd ɐdvˈæns fˈɜːst, hiː bˌiːɪŋ ɐn ˈoʊld mˈæn pˈæst hɪz lˈeɪbɚɹ ænd, ɪf hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ˌɛni mˈɪstʃɪf, ðə lˈɔs wʊd biː ðə smˈɔːlɚ; wˈɛɹæz hiː hɪmsˈɛlf mˌaɪt ɛskˈeɪp, ænd biː jˈuːsfəl, ɪn hɪz dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən.