text_original: The old man again paused, and fixing his eyes upon his daughter, added : " Warned from within of approaching death, I have pondered much, Ethel , and if he return, as I hope he may, I shall make him your protector and husband." Ethel trembled and turned pale , at the veiy moment when her dream of happiness had fled forever, her father strove to realize it. The bitter reflection, " I might have been happy ! " revived all the violence of her despair.
text_transcription: THE OLD MAN AGAIN PAUSED AND FIXING HIS EYES UPON HIS DAUGHTER ADDED WARNED FROM WITHIN OF APPROACHING DEATH I HAVE PONDERED MUCH ETHEL AND IF YOU RETURN AS I HOPE YOU MAY I SHALL MAKE HIM YOUR PROTECTOR AND HUSBAND ETHEL TREMBLED AND TURNED PALE AT THE VERY MOMENT WHEN HER DREAM OF HAPPINESS HAD FLED FOREVER HER FATHER STROVE TO REALIZE IT THE BITTER REFLECTION I MIGHT HAVE BEEN HAPPY REVIVED ALL THE VIOLENCE OF HER DESPAIR
phonemes: ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn ɐɡˈɛn pˈɔːzd, ænd fˈɪksɪŋ hɪz ˈaɪz əpˌɑːn hɪz dˈɔːɾɚ, ˈædᵻd : " wˈɔːɹnd fɹʌm wɪðˌɪn ʌv ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ dˈɛθ, aɪ hæv pˈɑːndɚd mˈʌtʃ, ˈɛθəl , ænd ɪf hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːn, æz aɪ hˈoʊp hiː mˈeɪ, aɪʃˌɐl mˌeɪk hˌɪm jʊɹ pɹətˈɛktɚ ænd hˈʌsbənd." ˈɛθəl tɹˈɛmbəld ænd tˈɜːnd pˈeɪl , æt ðə vˈeɪi mˈoʊmənt wɛn hɜː dɹˈiːm ʌv hˈæpɪnəs hæd flˈɛd fɚɹˈɛvɚ, hɜː fˈɑːðɚ stɹˈoʊv tə ɹˈiːəlaɪz ɪt. ðə bˈɪɾɚ ɹᵻflˈɛkʃən, " aɪ mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn hˈæpi ! " ɹᵻvˈaɪvd ˈɔːl ðə vˈaɪələns ʌv hɜː dᵻspˈɛɹ.