text_original: And indeed, when brought here a prisoner, his first words were to ask for the general ; HAXS OF ICELAND. 427 and when he learned of the Mecklenburger's absence, he seemed duinfounded. Moreover, lie has refused to answer any of Musdcemon's questions." " My dear lord," interrupted the countess, " why have you not questioned him yourself ? " "Keally, Elphega, how could I, in the midst of all the business which has overwhelmed me since my arrival
text_transcription: E AND INDEED WHEN BROUGHT HERE A PRISONER HIS FIRST WORDS WERE TO ASK FOR THE GENERAL AND WHEN HE LEARNED OF THE MECKLINBURGER'S ABSENCE HE SEEMED DUMFOUNDED MOREOVER HE HAS REFUSED TO ANSWER ANY OF MOSDEMON'S QUESTIONS MY DEAR LORD INTERRUPTED THE COUNTESS WHY HAVE YOU NOT QUESTIONED HIM YOURSELF REALLY ELFRIGA HOW COULD I IN THE MIDST OF ALL THE BUSINESS WHICH HAS OVERWHELMED ME SINCE MY ARRIVAL
phonemes: ænd ˌɪndˈiːd, wˌɛn bɹˈɔːt hˈɪɹ ɐ pɹˈɪzənɚ, hɪz fˈɜːst wˈɜːdz wɜː tʊ ˈæsk fɚðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ; hˈæksz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ænd wɛn hiː lˈɜːnd ʌvðə mˈɛklənbbˌɜːɡɚz ˈæbsəns, hiː sˈiːmd dˈuːɪnfˌaʊndᵻd. mɔːɹˈoʊvɚ, lˈaɪ hɐz ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ˈænsɚɹ ˌɛni ʌv mˈʌsdsɛmənz kwˈɛstʃənz." " maɪ dˈɪɹ lˈɔːɹd," ˌɪntɚɹˈʌptᵻd ðə kˈaʊntɛs, " wˌaɪ hæv juː nˌɑːt kwˈɛstʃənd hˌɪm jɔːɹsˈɛlf ? " "kˈiːli, ˈɛlfɛɡə, hˌaʊ kʊd ˈaɪ, ɪnðə mˈɪdst ʌv ˈɔːl ðə bˈɪznəs wˌɪtʃ hɐz ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmd mˌiː sˈɪns maɪ ɚɹˈaɪvəl