text_original: " Distress me ! Xo, of course not," returned the coun  6 82 HANS OF ICELAND. tess, trying to smile. " But is this conversation so essential ? " The messenger bowed down to the ground.
text_transcription: DISTRESS ME NO OF COURSE NOT RETURNED THE COUNTESS TRYING TO SMILE BUT IS THIS CONVERSATION SO ESSENTIAL THE MESSENGER BOWED DOWN TO THE GROUND
phonemes: " dɪstɹˈɛs mˌiː ! zˈoʊ, ʌv kˈɔːɹs nˈɑːt," ɹᵻtˈɜːnd ðə kˈaʊn sˈɪks ˈeɪɾi tˈuː hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. tˈɛs, tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə smˈaɪl. " bˌʌt ɪz ðɪs kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən sˌoʊ ᵻsˈɛnʃəl ? " ðə mˈɛsɪndʒɚ bˈaʊd dˌaʊn tə ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd.