text_original: It would have been hard to have held out against Helen's desires. And yet  for Helen's own sake  ought she not to have been firm? Most of us suffer if we stifle our instincts; and hers had told her that this feast was no place for her cousin.
text_transcription: IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HARD TO HAVE HELD OUT AGAINST HELEN'S DESIRES AND YET FOR HELEN'S OWN SAKE OUGHT SHE NOT TO HAVE BEEN FIRM MOST OF US SUFFER IF WE STIFLE OUR INSTINCTS AND HERS HAD TOLD HER THAT THIS FEAST WAS NO PLACE FOR HER COUSIN
phonemes: ɪt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn hˈɑːɹd tə hæv hˈɛld ˈaʊt ɐɡˈɛnst hˈɛlənz dɪzˈaɪɚz. ænd jˈɛt fɔːɹ hˈɛlənz ˈoʊn sˈeɪk ˈɔːt ʃiː nˌɑːt tə hɐvbɪn fˈɜːm? mˈoʊst əv ˌʌs sˈʌfɚ ɪf wiː stˈaɪfəl ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɪnstɪŋkts; ænd hɜːz hæd tˈoʊld hɜː ðæt ðɪs fˈiːst wʌz nˈoʊ plˈeɪs fɔːɹ hɜː kˈʌzən.