text_original: Of course she would help me, but in that case every one in the house would become aware of my gift, and the gift itself would assume the guise of a recompense  of payment for Pokrovski's labours on my behalf during the past year; whereas, I wished to present the gift ALONE, and without the knowledge of anyone.
text_transcription: OF COURSE SHE WOULD HELP ME BUT IN THAT CASE EVERY ONE IN THE HOUSE WOULD BECOME AWARE OF MY GIFT AND THE GIFT ITSELF WOULD ASSUME THE GUISE OF A RECOMPENSE OF PAYMENT FOR POKROVSKI'S LABORS ON MY BEHALF DURING THE PAST YEAR WHEREAS I WISHED TO PRESENT THE GIFT ALONE AND WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ONE
phonemes: ʌv kˈɔːɹs ʃiː wʊd hˈɛlp mˌiː, bˌʌt ɪn ðæt kˈeɪs ˈɛvɹi wˈʌn ɪnðə hˈaʊs wʊd bɪkˌʌm ɐwˈɛɹ ʌv maɪ ɡˈɪft, ænd ðə ɡˈɪft ɪtsˈɛlf wʊd ɐsˈuːm ðə ɡˈaɪz əvɚ ɹˈɛkəmpˌɛns ʌv pˈeɪmənt fɔːɹ pəkɹˈɑːvskɪz lˈeɪbɚz ˌɔn maɪ bᵻhˈæf dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pˈæst jˈɪɹ; wˈɛɹæz, aɪ wˈɪʃt tə pɹɪzˈɛnt ðə ɡˈɪft ɐlˈoʊn, ænd wɪðˌaʊt ðə nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ˈɛnɪwˌʌn.