text_original: Rotha was so astonished at this way of receiving her words that she hesitated. "I am sorry, certainly, that I should have spoken rudely," she said. "But not sorry for what you said?" "You are splitting hairs, my dear!" said Mr. Busby impatiently. "Let her answer  " said his wife. "I do not know how to answer," said Rotha slowly, and thinking how to choose her words.
text_transcription: ROTHA WAS SO ASTONISHED AT THIS WAY OF RECEIVING HER WORDS THAT SHE HESITATED I AM SORRY CERTAINLY THAT I SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN RUDELY SHE SAID BUT NOT SORRY FOR WHAT YOU SAID YOU ARE SPITTING HAIRS MY DEAR SAID MISTER BUSBY IMPATIENTLY LET HER ANSWER SAID HIS WIFE I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ANSWER SAID ROTHA SLOWLY AND THINKING HOW TO CHOOSE HER WORDS
phonemes: ɹˈɑːθə wʌz sˌoʊ ɐstˈɑːnɪʃt æt ðɪs wˈeɪ ʌv ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ hɜː wˈɜːdz ðæt ʃiː hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd. "aɪɐm sˈɑːɹi, sˈɜːʔn̩li, ðæt aɪ ʃˌʊdəv spˈoʊkən ɹˈuːdli," ʃiː sˈɛd. "bˌʌt nˌɑːt sˈɑːɹi fɔːɹ wʌt juː sˈɛd?" "juː ɑːɹ splˈɪɾɪŋ hˈɛɹz, maɪ dˈɪɹ!" sˈɛd mˈɪstɚ. bˈʌsbi ɪmpˈeɪʃəntli. "lˈɛt hɜːɹ ˈænsɚ  " sˈɛd hɪz wˈaɪf. "aɪ duːnˌɑːt nˈoʊ hˌaʊ tʊ ˈænsɚ," sˈɛd ɹˈɑːθə slˈoʊli, ænd θˈɪŋkɪŋ hˌaʊ tə tʃˈuːz hɜː wˈɜːdz.