text_original: exclaimed the Duchess. "What has happened?" Digitized by VjOOQIC THE DIAMONDS 221 "When your servants sweep the room in the morn  ing your Grace should give them instructions to be careful. A diamond which was your husband's present, and for which your Grace was offered thirty thousand pounds, lies in dust upon the floor."
text_transcription: EXCLAIMED THE DUCHESS WHAT HAS HAPPENED WHEN YOUR SERVANTS SWEEP THE ROOM IN THE MORNING YOUR GRACE SHOULD GIVE THEM INSTRUCTIONS TO BE CAREFUL A DIAMOND WHICH WAS YOUR HUSBAND'S PRESENT AND FOR WHICH YOUR GRACE WAS OFFERED THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS LIES IN DUST UPON THE FLOOR
phonemes: ɛksklˈeɪmd ðə dˈʌtʃɛs. "wˌʌt hɐz hˈæpənd?" dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə dˈaɪəməndz tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn "wˌɛn jʊɹ sˈɜːvənts swˈiːp ðə ɹˈuːm ɪnðə mˈɔːɹn ˈɪŋ jʊɹ ɡɹˈeɪs ʃˌʊd ɡˈɪv ðˌɛm ɪnstɹˈʌkʃənz təbi kˈɛɹfəl. ɐ dˈaɪəmənd wˌɪtʃ wʌz jʊɹ hˈʌsbəndz pɹˈɛzənt, ænd fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ jʊɹ ɡɹˈeɪs wʌz ˈɔfɚd θˈɜːɾi θˈaʊzənd pˈaʊndz, lˈaɪz ɪn dˈʌst əpˌɑːn ðə flˈɔːɹ."