text_original: "Ah, brother," replied Caspar, with a shake of the head, expressive of doubt, "you _were_ 140 pounds in London  I know that myself  and so was I nearly as much; but you forget that the fret and worry of this miserable existence has reduced both of us. Indeed, dear brother, I can see that you are much thinner since we set out from Calcutta; and no doubt you can perceive the like change in me. Is it not so?"
text_transcription: AH BROTHER REPLIED KASPAR WITH A SHAKE OF THE HEAD EXPRESSIVE OF DOUBT YOU WERE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY POUNDS IN LONDON I KNOW THAT MYSELF AND SO WAS I NEARLY AS MUCH BUT YOU FORGET THAT THE FRET AND WORRY OF THIS MISERABLE EXISTENCE HAS REDUCED BOTH OF US INDEED DEAR BROTHER I CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE MUCH THINNER SINCE WE SET OUT FROM CALCUTTA AND NO DOUBT YOU CAN PERCEIVE THE LIKE CHANGE IN ME IS IT NOT SO
phonemes: "ˈɑː, bɹˈʌðɚ," ɹᵻplˈaɪd kˈæspɑːɹ, wɪð ɐ ʃˈeɪk ʌvðə hˈɛd, ɛkspɹˈɛsɪv ʌv dˈaʊt, "juː wɜː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi pˈaʊndz ɪn lˈʌndən aɪ nˈoʊ ðæt maɪsˈɛlf ænd sˌoʊ wʌz aɪ nˌɪɹli æz mˈʌtʃ; bˌʌt juː fɚɡˈɛt ðætðə fɹˈɛt ænd wˈʌɹi ʌv ðɪs mˈɪzɹəbəl ɛɡzˈɪstəns hɐz ɹᵻdˈuːst bˈoʊθ ʌv ˌʌs. ˌɪndˈiːd, dˈɪɹ bɹˈʌðɚ, aɪ kæn sˈiː ðæt juː ɑːɹ mˈʌtʃ θˈɪnɚ sˈɪns wiː sˈɛt ˈaʊt fɹʌm kælkˈʌɾə; ænd nˈoʊ dˈaʊt juː kæn pɚsˈiːv ðə lˈaɪk tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪn mˌiː. ɪz ɪt nˌɑːt sˈoʊ?"