text_original: It may be that at first he was amazed, but that afterwards he accepted my devotion and words of invitation and expressions of interest with the same simple frankness as I had offered them, and responded to them with an interest, a friendliness, a devotion equal to my own, even as a friend or a brother would do.
text_transcription: IT MAY BE THAT AT FIRST HE WAS AMAZED BUT THAT AFTERWARDS HE ACCEPTED MY DEVOTION AND WORDS OF INVITATION AND EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST WITH THE SAME SIMPLE FRANKNESS AS I HAD OFFERED THEM AND RESPONDED TO THEM WITH AN INTEREST A FRIENDLINESS A DEVOTION EQUAL TO MY OWN EVEN AS A FRIEND OR A BROTHER WOULD DO
phonemes: ɪt mˈeɪ biː ðæt æt fˈɜːst hiː wʌz ɐmˈeɪzd, bˌʌt ðæt ˈæftɚwɚdz hiː ɐksˈɛptᵻd maɪ dɪvˈoʊʃən ænd wˈɜːdz ʌv ɪnvɪtˈeɪʃən ænd ɛkspɹˈɛʃənz ʌv ˈɪntɹɛst wɪððə sˈeɪm sˈɪmpəl fɹˈæŋknəs æz aɪ hæd ˈɔfɚd ðˌɛm, ænd ɹᵻspˈɑːndᵻd tə ðˌɛm wɪð ɐn ˈɪntɹɛst, ɐ fɹˈɛndlinəs, ɐ dɪvˈoʊʃən ˈiːkwəl tə maɪ ˈoʊn, ˈiːvən æz ɐ fɹˈɛnd ɔːɹ ɐ bɹˈʌðɚ wʊd dˈuː.