text_original: He would have liked the report to have contained nothing but a bald statement of facts. While Mr. Murray — however, no one paid the slightest attention Digitized by VjOOQIC THE PHOTOGRAPHS 41 on this point to Mr. Murray, because, while he had the smallest possible belief in human nature, he had the strongest belief in ghosts.
text_transcription: HE WOULD HAVE LIKED THE REPORT TO HAVE CONTAINED NOTHING BUT A BALD STATEMENT OF FACTS WHILE MISTER MURRAY HOWEVER NO ONE PAID THE SLIGHTEST ATTENTION ON THIS POINT TO MISTER MURRAY BECAUSE WHILE HE HAD THE SMALLEST POSSIBLE BELIEF IN HUMAN NATURE HE HAD THE STRONGEST BELIEF IN GHOSTS
phonemes: hiː wʊdhɐv lˈaɪkt ðə ɹᵻpˈɔːɹt tə hæv kəntˈeɪnd nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt ɐ bˈɔːld stˈeɪtmənt ʌv fˈækts. wˌaɪl mˈɪstɚ. mˈɜːɹeɪ — haʊˈɛvɚ, nˈoʊwˈʌn pˈeɪd ðə slˈaɪɾɪst ɐtˈɛnʃən dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə fˈoʊɾəɡɹˌæfz fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn ˌɔn ðɪs pˈɔɪnt tə mˈɪstɚ. mˈɜːɹeɪ, bɪkˈʌz, wˌaɪl hiː hæd ðə smˈɔːlɪst pˈɑːsᵻbəl bᵻlˈiːf ɪn hjˈuːmən nˈeɪtʃɚ, hiː hæd ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɪst bᵻlˈiːf ɪn ɡˈoʊsts.