text_original: "Pray, Edith, do not let us trouble this person further. I merely made a commonplace inquiry. I perceive that I made a mistake." Digitized by VjOOQIC THE DUKE 299 If the lady's manner was meant to be crushing — and it seemed that it was — the stranger remained uncrushed. He only stared the more.
text_transcription: PRAY EDITH DO NOT LET US TROUBLE THIS PERSON FURTHER I MERELY MADE A COMMONPLACE INQUIRY I PERCEIVED THAT I MADE A MISTAKE IF THE LADY'S MANNER WAS MEANT TO BE CRUSHING AND IT SEEMED THAT IT WAS THE STRANGER REMAINED UNCRUSHED HE ONLY STARED THE MORE
phonemes: "pɹˈeɪ, ˈiːdɪθ, duːnˌɑːt lˈɛt ˌʌs tɹˈʌbəl ðɪs pˈɜːsən fˈɜːðɚ. aɪ mˈɪɹli mˌeɪd ɐ kˈɑːmənplˌeɪs ˈɪŋkwɚɹi. aɪ pɚsˈiːv ðæt aɪ mˌeɪd ɐ mɪstˈeɪk." dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə dˈuːk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ɪf ðə lˈeɪdiz mˈænɚ wʌz mˈɛnt təbi kɹˈʌʃɪŋ — ænd ɪt sˈiːmd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz — ðə stɹˈeɪndʒɚ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ʌŋkɹˈʌʃt. hiː ˈoʊnli stˈɛɹd ðə mˈɔːɹ.