text_original: But he intimated that he had put in a good word for me, and besought them to deal leniently with me, "Knowing, ma'am, how generous you and the gentleman always are." I didn't respond to the hint.
text_transcription: BUT HE INTIMATED THAT HE HAD PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR ME AND BESOUGHT THEM TO DEAL LENIENTLY WITH ME KNOWING MA'AM HOW GENEROUS YOU AND THE GENTLEMAN ALWAYS ARE I DIDN'T RESPOND TO THE HINT
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː ˈɪntɪmˌeɪɾᵻd ðæt hiː hæd pˌʊt ɪn ɐ ɡˈʊd wˈɜːd fɔːɹ mˌiː, ænd bᵻsˈɔːt ðˌɛm tə dˈiːl lˈiːnɪəntli wɪð mˌiː, "nˈoʊɪŋ, mˈæm, hˌaʊ dʒˈɛnɚɹəs juː ænd ðə dʒˈɛntəlmən ˈɔːlweɪz ɑːɹ." aɪ dˈɪdnt ɹᵻspˈɑːnd tə ðə hˈɪnt.