text_original: Notwithstanding the satisfaction he must have felt at those tidings, he affected a shyness of quitting the upper deck; and said, he hoped I did not imagine he was afraid to do his duty above board; for he believed himself as well prepared for death as any man in the ship, no disparagement to me or the captain.
text_transcription: NOTWITHSTANDING THE SATISFACTION HE MUST HAVE FELT AT THOSE TIDINGS HE EFFECTED A SHYNESS OF QUITTING THE UPPER DECK AND SAID HE HOPED I DID NOT IMAGINE HE WAS AFRAID TO DO HIS DUTY ABOVE BOARD FOR HE BELIEVED HIMSELF AS WELL PREPARED FOR DEATH AS ANY MAN IN THE SHIP NO DISPARAGEMENT TO ME OR THE CAPTAIN
phonemes: nˌɑːtwɪðstˈændɪŋ ðə sˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən hiː mˈʌstɐv fˈɛlt æt ðoʊz tˈaɪdɪŋz, hiː ɐfˈɛktᵻd ɐ ʃˈaɪnəs ʌv kwˈɪɾɪŋ ðɪ ˌʌpɚ dˈɛk; ænd sˈɛd, hiː hˈoʊpt aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt ɪmˈædʒɪn hiː wʌz ɐfɹˈeɪd tə dˈuː hɪz dˈuːɾi əbˌʌv bˈɔːɹd; fɔːɹ hiː bᵻlˈiːvd hɪmsˈɛlf æz wˈɛl pɹɪpˈɛɹd fɔːɹ dˈɛθ æz ˌɛni mˈæn ɪnðə ʃˈɪp, nˈoʊ dɪspˈæɹɪdʒmənt tə mˌiː ɔːɹ ðə kˈæptɪn.