text_original: When I tell you that all our hopes were centred in him, you must imagine for your  self, as well as you can, that we did not lightly OF GROSVENOR SQUARE 29 decide to abandon them for ever.
text_transcription: WHEN I TELL YOU THAT ALL OUR HOPES WERE CENTERED IN HIM YOU MUST IMAGINE FOR YOURSELF AS WELL AS YOU CAN THAT WE DID NOT LIKELY DECIDE TO ABANDON THEM FOREVER
phonemes: wˌɛn aɪ tˈɛl juː ðæt ˈɔːl ˌaʊɚ hˈoʊps wɜː sˈɛntəd ɪn hˌɪm, juː mˈʌst ɪmˈædʒɪn fɔːɹ jʊɹ sˈɛlf, æz wˈɛl æz juː kˈæn, ðæt wiː dɪdnˌɑːt lˈaɪtli ʌv ɡɹˈoʊvənɚ skwˈɛɹ twˈɛnti nˈaɪn dᵻsˈaɪd tʊ ɐbˈændən ðˌɛm fɔːɹ ˈɛvɚ.