text_original: As they moved over the pebbly path the warder, whose state of mind did not seem to be a state of perfect ease, endeavoured to explain. " I've been in that ward a dozen times to night, sir. I thought more than once that I heard the sound of Digitized by VjOOQIC THE PHOTOGRAPHS 55 someone whispering, but I wasn't quite sure until I went in just now, sir.
text_transcription: AS THEY MOVED OVER THE PEBBLY PATH THE WARDER WHOSE STATE OF MIND DID NOT SEEM TO BE A STATE OF PERFECT EASE ENDEAVOURED TO EXPLAIN I'VE BEEN IN THAT WARD A DOZEN TIMES TO NIGHT SIR I THOUGHT MORE THAN ONCE THAT I HEARD THE SOUND OF SOME ONE WHISPERING BUT I WASN'T QUITE SURE UNTIL I WENT IN JUST NOW SIR
phonemes: æz ðeɪ mˈuːvd ˌoʊvɚ ðə pˈɛbli pˈæθ ðə wˈɔːɹdɚ, hˌuːz stˈeɪt ʌv mˈaɪnd dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiːm təbi ɐ stˈeɪt ʌv pˈɜːfɛkt ˈiːz, ɛndˈɛvɚd tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn. " aɪv bˌɪn ɪn ðæt wˈɔːɹd ɐ dˈʌzən tˈaɪmz tə nˈaɪt, sˌɜː. aɪ θˈɔːt mˈɔːɹ ðɐn wˈʌns ðæt aɪ hˈɜːd ðə sˈaʊnd ʌv dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə fˈoʊɾəɡɹˌæfz fˈɪfti fˈaɪv sˈʌmwʌn wˈɪspɚɹɪŋ, bˌʌt aɪ wˈʌzn̩t kwˈaɪt ʃˈʊɹ ʌntˈɪl aɪ wɛnt ɪn dʒˈʌst nˈaʊ, sˌɜː.