text_original: I then desired he would do me the honour to look at me, which he no sooner did than, struck with my appearance, he started back, and cried in English, "O Jesus!—sure it can't! No 'tis impossible!" I smiled at his interjections, saying, "I suppose you are too much of a gentleman to own your friend in adversity."
text_transcription: I THEN DESIRED HE WOULD DO ME THE HONOR TO LOOK AT ME WHICH HE NO SOONER DID THAN STRUCK WITH MY APPEARANCE HE STARTED BACK AND CRIED IN ENGLISH OH JESUS SURE IT CAN'T NOT'ST AS IMPOSSIBLE I SMILED AT HIS INTERJECTION SAYING I SUPPOSE YOU ARE TOO MUCH OF A GENTLEMAN TO OWN YOUR FRIEND IN ADVERSITY
phonemes: aɪ ðˈɛn dɪzˈaɪɚd hiː wʊd dˈuː mˌiː ðɪ ˈɑːnɚ tə lˈʊk æt mˌiː, wˌɪtʃ hiː nˈoʊ sˈuːnɚ dˈɪd ðɐn, stɹˈʌk wɪð maɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns, hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd bˈæk, ænd kɹˈaɪd ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, "ˈoʊ dʒˈiːzəs!—ʃˈʊɹ ɪt kˈænt! nˈoʊ tˈɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl!" aɪ smˈaɪld æt hɪz ˌɪntɚdʒˈɛkʃənz, sˈeɪɪŋ, "aɪ səpˈoʊz juː ɑːɹ tˈuː mʌtʃ əvə dʒˈɛntəlmən tʊ ˈoʊn jʊɹ fɹˈɛnd ɪn ædvˈɚsᵻɾi."