text_original: There was — at least, if we could trust our ears, there was. Apparently the man above had had enough of solitude. We heard him move across the roof, then pause just by the steps, then descend them one by one. It seemed to us that in this step there was something stealthy, that he was endeavour  ing not to arouse attention, to make as little noise as possible. Half way down he paused ; at the foot he paused again.
text_transcription: THERE WAS AT LEAST IF WE COULD TRUST OUR EARS THERE WAS APPARENTLY THE MAN ABOVE HAD HAD ENOUGH OF SOLITUDE WE HEARD HIM MOVE ACROSS THE ROOF THEN PAUSE JUST BY THE STEPS THEN DESCEND THEM ONE BY ONE IT SEEMED TO US THAT IN THIS STEP THERE WAS SOMETHING STEALTHY BUT HE WAS ENDEAVORING NOT TO AROUSE ATTENTION TO MAKE AS LITTLE NOISE AS POSSIBLE HALF WAY DOWN HE PAUSED AT THE FOOT HE PAUSED AGAIN
phonemes: ðɛɹwˈʌz — æt lˈiːst, ɪf wiː kʊd tɹˈʌst ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɪɹz, ðɛɹwˈʌz. ɐpˈæɹəntli ðə mˈæn əbˌʌv hæd hæd ɪnˈʌf ʌv sˈɑːlɪtˌuːd. wiː hˈɜːd hˌɪm mˈuːv əkɹˌɑːs ðə ɹˈuːf, ðˈɛn pˈɔːz dʒˈʌst baɪ ðə stˈɛps, ðˈɛn dᵻsˈɛnd ðˌɛm wˈʌn baɪ wˌʌn. ɪt sˈiːmd tʊ ˌʌs ðæt ɪn ðɪs stˈɛp ðɛɹwˌʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ stˈɛlθi, ðæt hiː wʌz ɛndˈɛvɚɹ ˈɪŋ nˌɑːt tʊ ɚɹˈaʊz ɐtˈɛnʃən, tə mˌeɪk æz lˈɪɾəl nˈɔɪz æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl. hˈæf wˈeɪ dˌaʊn hiː pˈɔːzd ; æt ðə fˈʊt hiː pˈɔːzd ɐɡˈɛn.