text_original: I would have given almost anything to have flown down the street and sought the protection of that nice policeman. My Digitized by 90 THE JOSS. heart was going pitter patter ; I could feel it knocking against my corsets. I did not know if Pollie really was nervous, though I do not believe that it was in feminine human nature to have been anything else ; but she behaved as though she wasn't.
text_transcription: I WOULD HAVE GIVEN ALMOST ANYTHING TO HAVE FLOWN DOWN THE STREET AND SOUGHT THE PROTECTION OF THAT NICE POLICEMAN MY HEART WAS GOING PIT UP AT HER I COULD FEED IT KNOCKING AGAINST MY CORSETS I DID NOT KNOW IF POLLY REALLY WAS NERVOUS THOUGH I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WAS IN FEMININE HUMAN NATURE TO HAVE BEEN ANYTHING ELSE BUT SHE BEHAVED AS THOUGH SHE WASN'T
phonemes: aɪ wʊdhɐv ɡˈɪvən ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ tə hæv flˈoʊn dˌaʊn ðə stɹˈiːt ænd sˈɔːt ðə pɹətˈɛkʃən ʌv ðæt nˈaɪs pəlˈiːsmən. maɪ dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ nˈaɪnti ðə dʒˈɑːs. hˈɑːɹt wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ pˈɪɾɚ pˈæɾɚ ; aɪ kʊd fˈiːl ɪt nˈɑːkɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst maɪ kˈɔːɹsɛts. aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ ɪf pˈɑːli ɹˈiəli wʌz nˈɜːvəs, ðˌoʊ aɪ duːnˌɑːt bᵻlˈiːv ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ɪn fˈɛmᵻnˌɪn hjˈuːmən nˈeɪtʃɚ tə hɐvbɪn ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ˈɛls ; bˌʌt ʃiː bᵻhˈeɪvd æz ðˌoʊ ʃiː wˈʌzn̩t.