text_original: As we mounted higher the sound was clearer. The voice of the violin was sweeter than any human voice I ever heard. Unwilling Digitized by VjOOQIC 102 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN as I was to be disturbed at dinner — the food spoiling on the table! — I could not but acknow  ledge that, as Ernest said, it was the hand of a master which held that bow.
text_transcription: AS WE MOUNTED HIGHER THE SOUND WAS CLEARER THE VOICE OF THE VIOLIN WAS SWEETER THAN ANY HUMAN VOICE I EVER HEARD UNWILLING AS I WAS TO BE DISTURBED AT DINNER THE FOOD SPOILING ON THE TABLE I COULD NOT BUT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS ERNEST SAID IT WAS THE HAND OF A MASTER WHICH HELD THAT BOW
phonemes: æz wiː mˈaʊntᵻd hˈaɪɚ ðə sˈaʊnd wʌz klˈɪɹɚ. ðə vˈɔɪs ʌvðə vaɪəlˈɪn wʌz swˈiːɾɚ ðɐn ˌɛni hjˈuːmən vˈɔɪs aɪ ˈɛvɚ hˈɜːd. ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn æz aɪ wʌz təbi dɪstˈɜːbd æt dˈɪnɚ — ðə fˈuːd spˈɔɪlɪŋ ɔnðə tˈeɪbəl! — aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt bˌʌt ɐknˈoʊ lˈɛdʒ ðˈæt, æz ˈɜːnɪst sˈɛd, ɪt wʌzðə hˈænd əvə mˈæstɚ wˌɪtʃ hˈɛld ðæt bˈoʊ.