text_original: She wore a veil which was so thick that it obscured her features. But one guessed, from her carriage, that she was young. The two men stood up. She re  mained in the doorway with the handle of the open door still in her hand. " Monsieur Hugh Kennard ? " Certainly, the voice was a young woman's. She spoke softly and with a little tremor, as if she caught Digitized by VjOOQIC THE ASSASSIN 173 her breath. Mr. Kennard bent his head *I am Monsieur Kennard."
text_transcription: SHE WORE A VEIL WHICH WAS SO THICK THAT IT OBSCURED HER FEATURES BUT ONE GUESSED FROM HER CARRIAGE THAT SHE WAS YOUNG THE TWO MEN STOOD UP SHE REMAINED IN THE DOORWAY WITH THE HANDLE OF THE OPEN DOOR STILL IN HER HAND MONSIEUR YOU CANNOT CERTAINLY THE VOICE WAS A YOUNG WOMAN'S SHE SPOKE SOFTLY AND WITH A LITTLE TREMOR AS IF SHE CAUGHT HER BREATH MISTER CANNOT BENT HIS HEAD I AM MONSIEUR KENNARD
phonemes: ʃiː wˈɔːɹ ɐ vˈeɪl wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˌoʊ θˈɪk ðˌɐɾɪt əbskjˈʊɹd hɜː fˈiːtʃɚz. bˌʌt wˈʌn ɡˈɛst, fɹʌm hɜː kˈæɹɪdʒ, ðæt ʃiː wʌz jˈʌŋ. ðə tˈuː mˈɛn stˈʊd ˈʌp. ʃiː ɹˌiː mˈeɪnd ɪnðə dˈɔːɹweɪ wɪððə hˈændəl ʌvðɪ ˈoʊpən dˈɔːɹ stˈɪl ɪn hɜː hˈænd. " məsjˈɜː hjˈuː kˈɛnɚd ? " sˈɜːʔn̩li, ðə vˈɔɪs wʌzɐ jˈʌŋ wˈʊmənz. ʃiː spˈoʊk sˈɔftli ænd wɪð ɐ lˈɪɾəl tɹˈɛmɚ, æz ɪf ʃiː kˈɔːt dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðɪ ɐsˈæsɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː hɜː bɹˈɛθ. mˈɪstɚ. kˈɛnɚd bˈɛnt hɪz hˈɛd ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk aɪɐm məsjˈɜː kˈɛnɚd."