text_original: To this he replied that a person who did not possess a groat must surely be rather badly off; to which Thedora retorted that I could always either live by the labour of my hands or marry  that it was not so much a question of my losing posts as of my losing my happiness, the ruin of which had led almost to my death.
text_transcription: TO THIS HE REPLIED THAT A PERSON WHO DID NOT POSSESS A GROAT MUST SURELY BE RATHER BADLY OFF TO WHICH THEDORA RETORTED THAT I COULD ALWAYS EITHER LIVE BY THE LABOUR OF MY HANDS OR MARRY THAT IT WAS NOT SO MUCH A QUESTION OF MY LOSING POSTS AS OF MY LOSING MY HAPPINESS THE RUIN OF WHICH HAD LED ALMOST TO MY DEATH
phonemes: tə ðɪs hiː ɹᵻplˈaɪd ðˌæɾə pˈɜːsən hˌuː dɪdnˌɑːt pəzˈɛs ɐ ɡɹˈoʊt mˈʌst ʃˈʊɹli biː ɹˈæðɚ bˈædli ˈɔf; tə wˌɪtʃ ðədˈɔːɹɚ ɹᵻtˈɔːɹɾᵻd ðæt aɪ kʊd ˈɔːlweɪz ˈiːðɚ lˈaɪv baɪ ðə lˈeɪbɚɹ ʌv maɪ hˈændz ɔːɹ mˈæɹi ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ɐ kwˈɛstʃən ʌv maɪ lˈuːzɪŋ pˈoʊsts æz ʌv maɪ lˈuːzɪŋ maɪ hˈæpɪnəs, ðə ɹˈuːɪn ʌvwˈɪtʃ hæd lˈɛd ˈɔːlmoʊst tə maɪ dˈɛθ.