text_original: 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." ** And— this gentleman?" The woman motioned with her hand towards Willie Nash. "This gentleman is my friend; my very good friend." The woman seemed to hesitate. The two men said nothing.
text_transcription: SHE SPOKE SOFTLY AND WITH A LITTLE TREMOR AS IF SHE CAUGHT HER BREATH MISTER CANNOT BENT HIS HEAD I AM MONSIEUR KENNARD AND THIS GENTLEMAN THE WOMAN MOTIONED WITH HER HAND TOWARDS WILLY NASH THIS GENTLEMAN IS MY FRIEND MY VERY GOOD FRIEND THE WOMAN SEEMED TO HESITATE THE TWO MEN SAID NOTHING
phonemes: 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." ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk ænd— ðɪs dʒˈɛntəlmən?" ðə wˈʊmən mˈoʊʃənd wɪð hɜː hˈænd təwˈɔːɹdz wˈɪli nˈæʃ. "ðɪs dʒˈɛntəlmən ɪz maɪ fɹˈɛnd; maɪ vˈɛɹi ɡˈʊd fɹˈɛnd." ðə wˈʊmən sˈiːmd tə hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪt. ðə tˈuː mˈɛn sˈɛd nˈʌθɪŋ.