text_original: One does not wish to dwell on morbid sub  jects when one is lunching by the crystal waters; but Ernest, apparently, did not see it; and, oddly enough, what he did not see, it seemed that Miss West could not see either. When we had finished, and done justice to the fare^ the young gentleman asked a questioa Digitized by VjOOQIC THE VIOLIN 113 " Do you know why I have brought you here ? " Really the question did not need an answer.
text_transcription: ONE DOES NOT WISH TO DWELL ON MORBID SUBJECTS WHEN ONE IS LAUNCHING BY THE CRYSTAL WATERS BUT ERNEST APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE IT AND ODDLY ENOUGH WHAT HE DID NOT SEE IT SEEMED THAT MISS WEST COULD NOT SEE EITHER WHEN WE HAD FINISHED AND DONE JUSTICE TO THE FAIR THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN ASKED THE QUESTION DO YOU KNOW WHY I HAVE BROUGHT YOU HERE REALLY THE QUESTION DID NOT NEED AN ANSWER
phonemes: wˈʌn dʌznˌɑːt wˈɪʃ tə dwˈɛl ˌɔn mˈɔːɹbɪd sˈʌb dʒˈɛkts wɛn wˈʌn ɪz lˈʌntʃɪŋ baɪ ðə kɹˈɪstəl wˈɔːɾɚz; bˌʌt ˈɜːnɪst, ɐpˈæɹəntli, dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiː ɪt; ænd, ˈɑːdli ɪnˈʌf, wˌʌt hiː dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiː, ɪt sˈiːmd ðæt mˈɪs wˈɛst kʊd nˌɑːt sˈiː ˈiːðɚ. wˌɛn wiː hæd fˈɪnɪʃt, ænd dˈʌn dʒˈʌstɪs tə ðə fˈɛɹ ðə jˈʌŋ dʒˈɛntəlmən ˈæskt ɐ kwˌɛstɪˈoʊə dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə vaɪəlˈɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn " dˈuː juː nˈoʊ wˌaɪ aɪ hæv bɹˈɔːt juː hˈɪɹ ? " ɹˈiəli ðə kwˈɛstʃən dɪdnˌɑːt nˈiːd ɐn ˈænsɚ.