text_original: You may be surprised, gracious lady," he went on, seating himself familiarly beside Ethel, who drew nearer 1 The Pei si.iii god of evil. HAXS OF ICELAND. 101 to her father, "at all my curious anecdotes concerning this supernatural being. It was not without a purpose that I collected these strange traditions.
text_transcription: YOU MAY BE SURPRISED GRACIOUS LADY HE WENT ON SEATING HIMSELF FAMILIARLY BESIDE ETHEL WHO DREW NEARER TO HER FATHER AT ALL MY CURIOUS ANECDOTES CONCERNING THIS SUPERNATURAL BEING IT WAS NOT WITHOUT A PURPOSE THAT I COLLECTED THESE STRANGE TRADITIONS
phonemes: juː mˈeɪ biː sɚpɹˈaɪzd, ɡɹˈeɪʃəs lˈeɪdi," hiː wɛnt ˈɔn, sˈiːɾɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf fəmˈɪlɪɹli bᵻsˌaɪd ˈɛθəl, hˌuː dɹˈuː nˈɪɹɚ wˈʌn ðə pˈeɪ sˈiː.ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː ɡˈɑːd ʌv ˈiːvəl. hˈæksz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn tə hɜː fˈɑːðɚ, "æɾ ˈɔːl maɪ kjˈʊɹɹiəs ˈænɪkdˌoʊts kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ðɪs sˌuːpɚnˈætʃɚɹəl bˈiːɪŋ. ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt wɪðˌaʊt ɐ pˈɜːpəs ðæt aɪ kəlˈɛktᵻd ðiːz stɹˈeɪndʒ tɹɐdˈɪʃənz.