text_original: At least, in the daily life which I have led. I was vaguely conscious that it was beautiful ; beautiful in so strange a sort ; but most clearly present to my mind was the bewildering fact that it had a more wonderful pair of eyes than any I had Digitized by A VISION OF THE NIGHT. 119 supposed a woman could have had. It was not only that they were large, nor that they were lovely. They had in them so odd a lustre. It was as though some living thing were in them, which kept coming and going, breaking into light, fading into darkness.
text_transcription: AT LEAST IN THE DAILY LIFE WHICH I HAVE LED I WAS VAGUELY CONSCIOUS THAT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL IN SO STRANGE A SORT BUT MOST CLEARLY PRESENT TO MY MIND WAS THE BEWILDERING FACT THAT IT HAD A MORE WONDERFUL PAIR OF EYES THAN ANY I HAD SUPPOSED A WOMAN COULD HAVE HAD IT WAS NOT ONLY THAT THEY WERE LARGE NOR THAT THEY WERE LOVELY THEY HAD IN THEM SO ODD A LOSSA IT WAS AS THOUGH SOME LIVING THING WERE IN THEM WHICH KEPT COMING AND GOING BREAKING INTO LIGHT FADING INTO DARKNESS
phonemes: æt lˈiːst, ɪnðə dˈeɪli lˈaɪf wˌɪtʃ aɪ hæv lˈɛd. aɪ wʌz vˈeɪɡli kˈɑːnʃəs ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz bjˈuːɾifəl ; bjˈuːɾifəl ɪn sˌoʊ stɹˈeɪndʒ ɐ sˈɔːɹt ; bˌʌt mˈoʊst klˈɪɹli pɹˈɛzənt tə maɪ mˈaɪnd wʌzðə bᵻwˈɪldɚɹɪŋ fˈækt ðˌɐɾɪt hæd ɐ mˈɔːɹ wˈʌndɚfəl pˈɛɹ ʌv ˈaɪz ðɐn ˌɛni aɪ hæd dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ ɐ vˈɪʒən ʌvðə nˈaɪt. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn səpˈoʊzd ɐ wˈʊmən kˌʊdɐv hˌæd. ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ðæt ðeɪ wɜː lˈɑːɹdʒ, nˈɔːɹ ðæt ðeɪ wɜː lˈʌvli. ðeɪ hæd ɪn ðˌɛm sˌoʊ ˈɑːd ɐ lˈʌstɚ. ɪt wʌz æz ðˌoʊ sˌʌm lˈɪvɪŋ θˈɪŋ wɜːɹ ɪn ðˌɛm, wˌɪtʃ kˈɛpt kˈʌmɪŋ ænd ɡˈoʊɪŋ, bɹˈeɪkɪŋ ˌɪntʊ lˈaɪt, fˈeɪdɪŋ ˌɪntʊ dˈɑːɹknəs.