text_original: The V.A.D. proved a delightful girl, very nervous at first, but very appreciative. And as all my other visitors were fully engaged in chatting together in twos and threes, I devoted myself to the shy outsider. The Literary Lady had not yet appeared.
text_transcription: THE VI A D PROVED A DELIGHTFUL GIRL VERY NERVOUS AT FIRST BUT VERY APPRECIATIVE AND AS ALL MY OTHER VISITORS WERE FULLY ENGAGED IN CHATTING TOGETHER IN TWOS AND THREES I DEVOTED MYSELF TO THE SHY OUTSIDER THE LITERARY LADY HAD NOT YET APPEARED
phonemes: ðə vˈiː.ˈeɪ.dˈiː. pɹˈuːvd ɐ dᵻlˈaɪtfəl ɡˈɜːl, vˈɛɹi nˈɜːvəs æt fˈɜːst, bˌʌt vˈɛɹi ɐpɹˈiːʃiətˌɪv. ænd æz ˈɔːl maɪ ˈʌðɚ vˈɪzɪɾɚz wɜː fˈʊli ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn tʃˈæɾɪŋ təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɪn tˈuːz ænd θɹˈiːz, aɪ dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd maɪsˈɛlf tə ðə ʃˈaɪ aʊtsˈaɪdɚ. ðə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi lˈeɪdi hæd nˌɑːt jˈɛt ɐpˈɪɹd.