text_original: As regards the former, the hour might have been spent less pleasantly than it was; for it so chanced that an _interlude_ was introduced, of so interesting a character to all, but more especially to the naturalist Karl, that for a while the proximity of their savage besieger was forgotten, and they scarcely remembered that they were besieged.
text_transcription: AS REGARDS THE FORMER THE HORR MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPENT LESS PLEASANTLY THAN IT WAS FOR IT SO CHANCED THAT AN INTERLUDE WAS INTRODUCED OF SO INTERESTING A CHARACTER TO ALL BUT MORE ESPECIALLY TO THE NATURALIST KARL THAT FOR A WHILE THE PROXIMITY OF THEIR SAVAGE BESIEGURE WAS FORGOTTEN AND THEY SCARCELY REMEMBERED THAT THEY WERE BESIEGED
phonemes: æz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdz ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ, ðɪ ˈaʊɚ mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn spˈɛnt lˈɛs plˈɛzəntli ðɐn ɪt wˈʌz; fɔːɹ ɪt sˌoʊ tʃˈænst ðæt ɐn ˈɪntɚlˌuːd wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst, ʌv sˌoʊ ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ ɐ kˈæɹɪktɚ tʊ ˈɔːl, bˌʌt mˈɔːɹ ɪspˈɛʃəli tə ðə nˈætʃɚɹəlˌɪst kˈɑːɹl, ðæt fɚɹə wˈaɪl ðə pɹɑːksˈɪmᵻɾi ʌv ðɛɹ sˈævɪdʒ bᵻsˈiːdʒɚ wʌz fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩, ænd ðeɪ skˈɛɹsli ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚd ðæt ðeɪ wɜː bᵻsˈiːdʒd.