text_original: Then Henrietta and Nancy, more amused than ever, broke out into peals of laughter, declaring that they had only given their word in a joking manner, and never intended to hire themselves out at all; but their merriment soon ended when the two young farmers, indignant at such conduct, calmly informed them that, having taken earnest money, they were bound by law to render service for a whole year, according to the custom of the district.
text_transcription: THEN HENRIETTA AND NANCY MORE AMUSED THAN EVER BROKE OUT INTO PEALS OF LAUGHTER DECLARING THAT THEY HAD ONLY GIVEN THEIR WORD IN A JOKING MANNER AND NEVER INTENDED TO HIRE THEMSELVES OUT AT ALL BUT THEIR MERRIMENT SOON ENDED WHEN THE TWO YOUNG FARMERS INDIGNANT AT SUCH CONDUCT CALMLY INFORMED THEM THAT HAVING TAKEN EARNEST MONEY THEY WERE BOUND BY LAW TO RENDER SERVICE FOR A WHOLE YEAR ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOM OF THE DISTRICT
phonemes: ðˈɛn hˌɛnɹɪˈɛɾə ænd nˈænsi, mˈɔːɹ ɐmjˈuːzd ðɐn ˈɛvɚ, bɹˈoʊk ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ pˈiːlz ʌv lˈæftɚ, dᵻklˈɛɹɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ hæd ˈoʊnli ɡˈɪvən ðɛɹ wˈɜːd ɪn ɐ dʒˈoʊkɪŋ mˈænɚ, ænd nˈɛvɚɹ ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə hˈaɪɚ ðɛmsˈɛlvz ˈaʊt æɾ ˈɔːl; bˌʌt ðɛɹ mˈɛɹɪmənt sˈuːn ˈɛndᵻd wɛn ðə tˈuː jˈʌŋ fˈɑːɹmɚz, ɪndˈɪɡnənt æt sˈʌtʃ kˈɑːndʌkt, kˈɑːmli ɪnfˈɔːɹmd ðˌɛm ðˈæt, hˌævɪŋ tˈeɪkən ˈɜːnɪst mˈʌni, ðeɪ wɜː bˈaʊnd baɪ lˈɔː tə ɹˈɛndɚ sˈɜːvɪs fɚɹə hˈoʊl jˈɪɹ, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðə kˈʌstəm ʌvðə dˈɪstɹɪkt.