text_original: Did you think to bring me a flask of that Oil of Youth to whiten the skin ? You did not forget, I hope, the last French novel, or the pure gold lace which I asked 116 HANS OF ICELAND. you to get for ray scarlet cloak, or those little combs which are so much used just now to hold the curls in place, or — The poor woman had brought nothing to her son, the only love she had on earth. " My dear boy, I have been ill, and my sufferings pre  vented my thinking of your pleasures." "Have you been ill, mother? Well, are you better now
text_transcription: DID YOU THINK TO BRING ME A FLASK OF THAT OIL OF YOUTH TO WHITEN THE SKIN YOU DID NOT FORGET I HOPE THE LAST FRENCH NOVEL OR THE PURE GOLD LACE WHICH I ASKED YOU TO GET FOR MY SCARLET CLOAK OR THOSE LITTLE COMBS WHICH ARE SO MUCH USED JUST NOW TO HOLD THE CURLS IN PLACE OR THE POOR WOMAN HAD BROUGHT NOTHING TO HER SON THE ONLY LOVE SHE HAD ON EARTH MY DEAR BOY I HAVE BEEN ILL AND MY SUFFERINGS PREVENTED MY THINKING OF YOUR PLEASURES HAVE YOU BEEN ILL MOTHER WELL ARE YOU BETTER NOW
phonemes: dˈɪd juː θˈɪŋk tə bɹˈɪŋ mˌiː ɐ flˈæsk ʌv ðæt ˈɔɪl ʌv jˈuːθ tə wˈaɪʔn̩ ðə skˈɪn ? juː dɪdnˌɑːt fɚɡˈɛt, aɪ hˈoʊp, ðə lˈæst fɹˈɛntʃ nˈɑːvəl, ɔːɹ ðə pjˈʊɹ ɡˈoʊld lˈeɪs wˌɪtʃ aɪ ˈæskt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. juː tə ɡɛt fɔːɹ ɹˈeɪ skˈɑːɹlɪt klˈoʊk, ɔːɹ ðoʊz lˈɪɾəl kˈoʊmz wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ jˈuːzd dʒˈʌst nˈaʊ tə hˈoʊld ðə kˈɜːlz ɪn plˈeɪs, ɔːɹ — ðə pˈʊɹ wˈʊmən hæd bɹˈɔːt nˈʌθɪŋ tə hɜː sˈʌn, ðɪ ˈoʊnli lˈʌv ʃiː hæd ˌɔn ˈɜːθ. " maɪ dˈɪɹ bˈɔɪ, aɪ hɐvbɪn ˈɪl, ænd maɪ sˈʌfɚɹɪŋz pɹˈiː vˈɛntᵻd maɪ θˈɪŋkɪŋ ʌv jʊɹ plˈɛʒɚz." "hæv juː bˌɪn ˈɪl, mˈʌðɚ? wˈɛl, ɑːɹ juː bˈɛɾɚ nˈaʊ