text_original: But Daphne, seated at Madeline's feet, began to feel doubtful if there were any excuse for such joking ; and, after that one skirmishing approach to the subject, she said no more about the gentleman whe had called himself Nero.
text_transcription: BUT DAPHNE SEATED AT MADELINE'S FEET BEGAN TO FEEL DOUBTFUL IF THERE WERE ANY EXCUSE FOR SUCH JOKING AND AFTER THAT ONE SKIRMISHING APPROACH TO THE SUBJECT SHE SAID NO MORE ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAD CALLED HIMSELF NERO
phonemes: bˌʌt dˈæfni, sˈiːɾᵻd æt mˈædəlɪnz fˈiːt, bɪɡˈæn tə fˈiːl dˈaʊtfəl ɪf ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ˌɛni ɛkskjˈuːs fɔːɹ sˈʌtʃ dʒˈoʊkɪŋ ; ænd, ˈæftɚ ðˈætwˌʌn skˈɜːmɪʃɪŋ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ tə ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt, ʃiː sˈɛd nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ ɐbˌaʊt ðə dʒˈɛntəlmən wˈiː hæd kˈɔːld hɪmsˈɛlf nˈiəɹoʊ.