text_original: Pamela alone was sceptical; she said she should go cautiously, you never knew! But then, she had every reason to be a pessimist; even her "lonely soldier" had been sent out to China, and, naturally, you can't sympathise so understandingly with anyone when it takes a couple of months before you get an answer to your letter (if even he should chance to write by return), as when he is only across the Straits of Dover.
text_transcription: PAMELA ALONE WAS SCEPTICAL SHE SAID SHE SHOULD GO CAUTIOUSLY YOU NEVER KNEW BUT THEN SHE HAD EVERY REASON TO BE A PESSIMIST EVEN HER LONELY SOLDIER HAD BEEN SENT OUT TO CHINA AND NATURALLY YOU CAN'T SYMPATHIZE SO UNDERSTANDINGLY WITH ANY ONE WHEN IT TAKES A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE YOU GET AN ANSWER TO YOUR LETTER IF EVEN HE SHOULD CHANCE TO WRITE BY RETURN AS WHEN HE IS ONLY ACROSS THE STRAITS OF DOVER
phonemes: pˈæmələ ɐlˈoʊn wʌz skˈɛptɪkəl; ʃiː sˈɛd ʃiː ʃˌʊd ɡˌoʊ kˈɔːʃəsli, juː nˈɛvɚ nˈuː! bˌʌt ðˈɛn, ʃiː hæd ˈɛvɹi ɹˈiːzən təbi ɐ pˈɛsɪmˌɪst; ˈiːvən hɜː "lˈoʊnli sˈoʊldʒɚ" hɐdbɪn sˈɛnt ˈaʊt tə tʃˈaɪnə, ænd, nˈætʃɚɹəli, juː kˈænt sˈɪmpəθˌaɪz sˌoʊ ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋli wɪð ˈɛnɪwˌʌn wɛn ɪt tˈeɪks ɐ kˈʌpəl ʌv mˈʌnθs bᵻfˌɔːɹ juː ɡɛt ɐn ˈænsɚ tə jʊɹ lˈɛɾɚ (ɪf ˈiːvən hiː ʃˌʊd tʃˈæns tə ɹˈaɪt baɪ ɹᵻtˈɜːn), æz wɛn hiː ɪz ˈoʊnli əkɹˌɑːs ðə stɹˈeɪts ʌv dˈoʊvɚ.