text_original: " Locked ! " I echoed the word. " Yes, tecked ; I said locked} bf— somethlrig. And it Wasn't ahythiftg last hight" " Na } I doh't believe it Was.' 1 "Yeu don't believe! Doft't yt>u remember that because there wasn't a key, and the hasp wouldn't Digitized by AN ULTIMATUM. 135 catch, you suggested piling up the furniture to keep it close ? What do you mean, then, by saying that you don't believe ? you know it wasn't." " Yes ; I do know." " Well, it's fastened now." I could hear her, in the darkness, trying the handle again.
text_transcription: LOCKED I ECHOED THE WORD YES LOCKED I SAID LOCKED OR SOMETHING AND IT WASN'T ANYTHING LAST NIGHT NO I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS YOU DON'T BELIEVE DON'T YOU REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A KEY AND THE HASP WOULDN'T CATCH YOU SUGGESTED PILING UP THE FURNITURE TO KEEP IT CLOSE WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEN BY SAYING THAT YOU DON'T BELIEVE YOU'D KNOW IT WASN'T YES I DO KNOW WELL IT'S FASTENED NOW I COULD HEAR HER IN THE DARKNESS TRYING THE HANDLE AGAIN
phonemes: " lˈɑːkt ! " aɪ ˈɛkoʊd ðə wˈɜːd. " jˈɛs, tˈɛkt ; aɪ sˈɛd lˈɑːkt} bˌiːˈɛf— sˈʌmθlɹɪɡ. ænd ɪt wˈʌzn̩t ˈæhɪθˌɪftɡ lˈæst hˈaɪt" " nˈɑː } aɪ dˈoʊt bᵻlˈiːv ɪt wˈʌz.wˈʌn "jjˈuː dˈoʊnt bᵻlˈiːv! dˈɔftt ˈɪt jˈuː ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ ðæt bɪkˈʌz ðɛɹ wˈʌzn̩t ɐ kˈiː, ænd ðə hˈæsp wˈʊdənt dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ ɐn ˌʌltɪmˈeɪɾəm. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv kˈætʃ, juː sədʒˈɛstᵻd pˈaɪlɪŋ ˌʌp ðə fˈɜːnɪtʃɚ tə kˈiːp ɪt klˈoʊs ? wˌʌt dˈuː juː mˈiːn, ðˈɛn, baɪ sˈeɪɪŋ ðæt juː dˈoʊnt bᵻlˈiːv ? juː nˈoʊ ɪt wˈʌzn̩t." " jˈɛs ; aɪ dˈuː nˈoʊ." " wˈɛl, ɪts fˈæsənd nˈaʊ." aɪ kʊd hˈɪɹ hɜː, ɪnðə dˈɑːɹknəs, tɹˈaɪɪŋ ðə hˈændəl ɐɡˈɛn.