text_original: Pyke had entered her ninetieth year, but it had not yet occurred to her that she was too old to fulfil her duties. She was a strangely silent person, and her length of service did not inspire her to abate one iota of her perpettial awestruck deference to her employer, though nothing could have exceeded Miss Mameys graciousness to her oldest de  pendent. The rubber had been played in silence ; Jeanne scarcely daring to breathe.
text_transcription: PIKE HAD ENTERED HER NINETIETH YEAR BUT IT HAD NOT YET OCCURRED TO HER THAT SHE WAS TOO OLD TO FULFIL HER DUTIES SHE WAS A STRANGELY SILENT PERSON AND HER LENGTH OF SERVICE DID NOT INSPIRE HER TO ABATE ONE IOTA OF HER PERPETUAL AWE STRUCK DEFERENCE TO HER EMPLOYER THOUGH NOTHING COULD HAVE EXCEEDED MISS MARNY'S GRACIOUSNESS TO HER OLDEST DEPENDENT THE RUBBER HAD BEEN PLAYED IN SILENCE JOHN SCARCELY DARING TO BREATHE
phonemes: pˈaɪk hæd ˈɛntɚd hɜː nˈaɪntiəθ jˈɪɹ, bˌʌt ɪt hæd nˌɑːt jˈɛt əkˈɜːd tə hɜː ðæt ʃiː wʌz tˈuː ˈoʊld tə fʊlfˈɪl hɜː dˈuːɾiz. ʃiː wʌzɐ stɹˈeɪndʒli sˈaɪlənt pˈɜːsən, ænd hɜː lˈɛŋθ ʌv sˈɜːvɪs dɪdnˌɑːt ɪnspˈaɪɚ hɜː tʊ ɐbˈeɪt wˈʌn aɪˈoʊɾə ʌv hɜː pɚpˈɛtʃəl ˈɔːstɹʌk dˈɛfɹəns tə hɜːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪɚ, ðˌoʊ nˈʌθɪŋ kˌʊdɐv ɛksˈiːdᵻd mˈɪs mˈeɪmiz ɡɹˈeɪʃəsnəs tə hɜːɹ ˈoʊldɪst də pˈɛndənt. ðə ɹˈʌbɚ hɐdbɪn plˈeɪd ɪn sˈaɪləns ; dʒˈiːn skˈɛɹsli dˈɛɹɪŋ tə bɹˈiːð.