text_original: Yet what she proposed to gain by going on was beyond my comprehension. It was becoming pretty plain to me that whatever object her Uncle Benjamin had in view when he made his will it was not his niece's benefit. It seemed as if he had died as he had lived, true to the character which Pollie gave of him. I was beginning to think that he had meant to use her as a catspaw, though why, or in what way, I confess I did not understand.
text_transcription: YET WHAT SHE PROPOSED TO GAIN BY GOING ON WAS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION IT WAS BECOMING PRETTY PLAIN TO ME THAT WHATEVER OBJECT HER UNCLE BENJAMIN HAD IN VIEW WHEN HE MADE HIS WILL IT WAS NOT HIS NIECE'S BENEFIT IT SEEMED AS IF HE HAD DIED AS HE HAD LIVED TRUE TO THE CHARACTER WHICH POLLY GAVE OF HIM I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK THAT HE HAD MEANT TO USE HER AS A CAT'S PAW THOUGH WHY OR IN WHAT WAY I CONFESS I DID NOT UNDERSTAND
phonemes: jˈɛt wʌt ʃiː pɹəpˈoʊzd tə ɡˈeɪn baɪ ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɔn wʌz bᵻjˌɔnd maɪ kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnʃən. ɪt wʌz bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ pɹˈɪɾi plˈeɪn tə mˌiː ðæt wʌtˈɛvɚɹ ˈɑːbdʒɛkt hɜːɹ ˈʌŋkəl bˈɛndʒəmɪn hæd ɪn vjˈuː wɛn hiː mˌeɪd hɪz wɪl ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt hɪz nˈiːsᵻz bˈɛnɪfˌɪt. ɪt sˈiːmd æz ɪf hiː hæd dˈaɪd æz hiː hæd lˈɪvd, tɹˈuː tə ðə kˈæɹɪktɚ wˌɪtʃ pˈɑːli ɡˈeɪv ʌv hˌɪm. aɪ wʌz bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ tə θˈɪŋk ðæt hiː hæd mˈɛnt tə jˈuːz hɜːɹ æz ɐ kˈætspɔː, ðˌoʊ wˈaɪ, ɔːɹ ɪn wʌt wˈeɪ, aɪ kənfˈɛs aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt ˌʌndɚstˈænd.