text_original: I say drew me because, offering no resistance, I allowed myself to be completely passive in her hands. The alcove was not large enough to hold us. Still the curtain acted as a partial screen. Digitized by VjOOQIC 284 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN The silence endured for some moments. Then we heard without a hand softly turning the handle of the door.
text_transcription: I SAY DREW ME BECAUSE OFFERING NO RESISTANCE I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BE COMPLETELY PASSIVE IN OUR HANDS THE ALCOVE WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD US STILL THE CURTAIN ACTED AS A PARTIAL SCREEN THE SILENCE ENDURED FOR SOME MOMENTS THEN WE HEARD WITHOUT A HAND SOFTLY TURNING THE HANDLE OF THE DOOR
phonemes: aɪ sˈeɪ dɹˈuː mˌiː bɪkˈʌz, ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ nˈoʊ ɹᵻsˈɪstəns, aɪ ɐlˈaʊd maɪsˈɛlf təbi kəmplˈiːtli pˈæsɪv ɪn hɜː hˈændz. ðɪ ˈælkoʊv wʌz nˌɑːt lˈɑːɹdʒ ɪnˈʌf tə hˈoʊld ˌʌs. stˈɪl ðə kˈɜːtən ˈæktᵻd æz ɐ pˈɑːɹʃəl skɹˈiːn. dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈɔːɹ ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn ðə sˈaɪləns ɛndˈʊɹd fɔːɹ sˌʌm mˈoʊmənts. ðˈɛn wiː hˈɜːd wɪðˌaʊt ɐ hˈænd sˈɔftli tˈɜːnɪŋ ðə hˈændəl ʌvðə dˈɔːɹ.