text_original: As soon as ever the dealer caught sight of my capital of thirty roubles in notes, he refused to let the Pushkin go for less than the sum he had first named; and though, in answer to my prayers and protestations, he eventually yielded a little, he did so only to the tune of two and a half roubles more than I possessed, while swearing that he was making the concession for my sake alone, since I was "a sweet young lady," and that he would have done so for no one else in the world.
text_transcription: AS SOON AS EVER THE DEALER CAUGHT SIGHT OF MY CAPITAL OF THIRTY ROUBLES IN NOTES HE REFUSED TO LET THE PUSHKIN GO FOR LESS THAN THE SUM HE HAD FIRST NAMED AND THOUGH IN ANSWER TO MY PRAYERS AND PROTESTATIONS HE EVENTUALLY YIELDED A LITTLE HE DID SO ONLY TO THE TUNE OF TWO AND A HALF RUBLES MORE THAN I POSSESSED WHILE SWEARING THAT HE WAS MAKING A CONCESSION FOR MY SAKE ALONE SINCE I WAS A SWEET YOUNG LADY AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE DONE SO FOR NO ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD
phonemes: æz sˈuːn æz ˈɛvɚ ðə dˈiːlɚ kˈɔːt sˈaɪt ʌv maɪ kˈæpɪɾəl ʌv θˈɜːɾi ɹˈuːbəlz ɪn nˈoʊts, hiː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə lˈɛt ðə pˈʊʃkɪn ɡˌoʊ fɔːɹ lˈɛs ðɐn ðə sˈʌm hiː hæd fˈɜːst nˈeɪmd; ænd ðˌoʊ, ɪn ˈænsɚ tə maɪ pɹˈɛɹz ænd pɹəɾɪstˈeɪʃənz, hiː ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli jˈiːldᵻd ɐ lˈɪɾəl, hiː dˈɪd sˌoʊ ˈoʊnli tə ðə tˈuːn ʌv tˈuː ænd ɐ hˈæf ɹˈuːbəlz mˈɔːɹ ðɐn aɪ pəzˈɛst, wˌaɪl swˈɛɹɪŋ ðæt hiː wʌz mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə kənsˈɛʃən fɔːɹ maɪ sˈeɪk ɐlˈoʊn, sˈɪns aɪ wʌz "ɐ swˈiːt jˈʌŋ lˈeɪdi," ænd ðæt hiː wʊdhɐv dˈʌn sˌoʊ fɔːɹ nˈoʊwˈʌn ˈɛls ɪnðə wˈɜːld.