text_original: I've half a mind to lay them before the Society for Psychical Research. I flatter myself that they would constitute as neat a case for inquiry as that august society has yet encountered." " Livermore ! None of that ! There'll be trouble if you do 1 " " I'm only jesting. I'm not likely to give myself Digitized by VjOOQIC 46 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN away. But I mean to keep those photographs; I mean to write their history, and I mean to leave them to my — theirs, and a ghost story to the ages.
text_transcription: I'VE HALF A MIND TO LAY THEM BEFORE THE SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH I FLATTER MYSELF THAT THEY WOULD CONSTITUTE AS NEAT A CASE FOR INQUIRY AS THAT AUGUST SOCIETY HAS YET ENCOUNTERED LIVERMORE NONE OF THAT THERE'LL BE TROUBLE IF YOU DO I'M ONLY JESTING I'M NOT LIKELY TO GIVE MYSELF AWAY BUT I MEAN TO KEEP THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS I MEAN TO WRITE THE HISTORY AND I MEAN TO LEAVE THEM TO MY HEIRS AND THE GHOST STORY TO THE AGES
phonemes: aɪv hˈæf ɐ mˈaɪnd tə lˈeɪ ðˌɛm bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə səsˈaɪəɾi fɔːɹ sˈaɪkɪkəl ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ. aɪ flˈæɾɚ maɪsˈɛlf ðæt ðeɪ wʊd kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːt æz nˈiːt ɐ kˈeɪs fɔːɹ ˈɪŋkwɚɹi æz ðæt ˈɔːɡəst səsˈaɪəɾi hɐz jˈɛt ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd." " lˈɪvɚmˌɔːɹ ! nˈʌn ʌv ðˈæt ! ðɛɹl biː tɹˈʌbəl ɪf juː dˈuː wˈʌn " " aɪm ˈoʊnli dʒˈɛstɪŋ. aɪm nˌɑːt lˈaɪkli tə ɡˈɪv maɪsˈɛlf dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn ɐwˈeɪ. bˌʌt aɪ mˈiːn tə kˈiːp ðoʊz fˈoʊɾəɡɹˌæfz; aɪ mˈiːn tə ɹˈaɪt ðɛɹ hˈɪstɚɹi, ænd aɪ mˈiːn tə lˈiːv ðˌɛm tə mˈaɪ — ðˈɛɹz, ænd ɐ ɡˈoʊst stˈɔːɹi tə ðɪ ˈeɪdʒᵻz.