text_original: The subject, tho' melancholy, was ever a favourite with them both; and perhaps the more so because it led them to mournful reflections  for Mrs. Stafford was unhappy, and Emmeline was not gay; nor were her spirits greatly heightened by finding that in spite of herself she thought as much of the brother as the sister, and with a degree of softness and complacency which could not be favourable to her happiness.
text_transcription: THE SUBJECT THOUGH MELANCHOLY WAS EVER A FAVOURITE WITH THEM BOTH AND PERHAPS THE MORE SO BECAUSE IT LED THEM TO MOURNFUL REFLECTIONS FOR MISSUS STAFFORD WAS UNHAPPY AND EMMELINE WAS NOT GAY NOR WERE HER SPIRITS GREATLY HEIGHTENED BY FINDING THAT IN SPITE OF HERSELF SHE THOUGHT AS MUCH OF THE BROTHER AS THE SISTER AND WITH A DEGREE OF SOFTNESS AND COMPLACENCY WHICH COULD NOT BE FAVOURABLE TO HER HAPPINESS
phonemes: ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt, ðˈoʊ mˈɛləŋkˌɑːli, wʌz ˈɛvɚɹ ɐ fˈeɪvɹɪt wɪð ðˌɛm bˈoʊθ; ænd pɚhˈæps ðə mˈɔːɹ sˌoʊ bɪkˈʌz ɪt lˈɛd ðˌɛm tə mˈɔːɹnfəl ɹᵻflˈɛkʃənz fɔːɹ mˈɪsɪz. stˈæfɚd wʌz ʌnhˈæpi, ænd ˈɛmɪlˌaɪn wʌz nˌɑːt ɡˈeɪ; nˈɔːɹ wɜː hɜː spˈɪɹɪts ɡɹˈeɪtli hˈaɪʔn̩d baɪ fˈaɪndɪŋ ðæt ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv hɜːsˈɛlf ʃiː θˈɔːt æz mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə bɹˈʌðɚɹ æz ðə sˈɪstɚ, ænd wɪð ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv sˈɔftnəs ænd kəmplˈeɪsənsi wˌɪtʃ kʊd nˌɑːt biː fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl tə hɜː hˈæpɪnəs.