text_original: Not that Mick would have asked for it himself, very independent Mick was; but since he had so enjoyed half of every cake, and the nights were very cold this time of the year, and he had been his pal for years, why, he felt sure the young lady wouldn't mind his just mentioning it, as he couldn't think of telling her how short he was of socks himself. _Mind!_ Why, we all regarded Dick as a public benefactor!
text_transcription: NOT THAT MICK WOULD HAVE ASKED FOR IT HIMSELF VERY INDEPENDENT MICK WAS BUT SINCE HE HAD SO ENJOYED HALF OF EVERY CAKE AND THE NIGHTS WERE VERY COLD THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AND HE HAD BEEN HIS PAL FOR YEARS WHY HE FELT SURE THE YOUNG LADY WOULDN'T MIND HIS JUST MENTIONING IT AS HE COULDN'T THINK OF TELLING HER HOW SHORT HE WAS OF SOCKS HIMSELF MIND WHY WE ALL REGARDED DICK AS A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR
phonemes: nˌɑːt ðæt mˈɪk wʊdhɐv ˈæskt fɔːɹ ɪt hɪmsˈɛlf, vˈɛɹi ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt mˈɪk wʌz; bˌʌt sˈɪns hiː hæd sˌoʊ ɛndʒˈɔɪd hˈæf ʌv ˈɛvɹi kˈeɪk, ænd ðə nˈaɪts wɜː vˈɛɹi kˈoʊld ðɪs tˈaɪm ʌvðə jˈɪɹ, ænd hiː hɐdbɪn hɪz pˈæl fɔːɹ jˈɪɹz, wˈaɪ, hiː fˈɛlt ʃˈʊɹ ðə jˈʌŋ lˈeɪdi wˈʊdənt mˈaɪnd hɪz dʒˈʌst mˈɛnʃənɪŋ ɪt, æz hiː kˌʊdənt θˈɪŋk ʌv tˈɛlɪŋ hɜː hˌaʊ ʃˈɔːɹt hiː wʌz ʌv sˈɑːks hɪmsˈɛlf. mˈaɪnd!wˈaɪ, wiː ˈɔːl ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd dˈɪk æz ɐ pˈʌblɪk bˈɛnɪfˌæktɚ!