text_original: I have seldom seen a woman in a greater hurry. As for wages, there was not a hint of them. Staid, elderly, self possessed female though she was. Digitized by VjOOQIC 270 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN she seemed to be in a perfect panic of fear. Nothing would satisfy her but that she should, with the greatest possible expedition, shake from her feet the dust of the Water Lily, When we were quit of her I looked at Violet and Violet looked at me. I laughed.
text_transcription: I HAVE SELDOM SEEN A WOMAN IN A GREATER HURRY AS FOR WAGES THERE WAS NOT A HINT OF THEM STAID ELDERLY SELF POSSESSED FEMALE THOUGH SHE WAS SHE SEEMED TO BE IN A PERFECT PANIC OF FEAR NOTHING WOULD SATISFY HER BUT THAT SHE SHOULD WITH THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EXPEDITION SHAKE FROM HER FEET THE DUST OF THE WATER LILY WHEN WE WERE QUIT OF HER I LOOKED AT VIOLET AND VIOLET LOOKED AT ME I LAUGHED
phonemes: aɪ hæv sˈɛldəm sˈiːn ɐ wˈʊmən ɪn ɐ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ hˈɜːɹi. æz fɔːɹ wˈeɪdʒᵻz, ðɛɹwˌʌz nˌɑːɾə hˈɪnt ʌv ðˌɛm. stˈeɪd, ˈɛldɚli, sˈɛlf pəzˈɛst fˈiːmeɪl ðˌoʊ ʃiː wʌz. dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn ʃiː sˈiːmd təbi ɪn ɐ pˈɜːfɛkt pˈænɪk ʌv fˈɪɹ. nˈʌθɪŋ wʊd sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪ hɜː bˌʌt ðæt ʃiː ʃˈʊd, wɪððə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst pˈɑːsᵻbəl ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən, ʃˈeɪk fɹʌm hɜː fˈiːt ðə dˈʌst ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚ lˈɪli, wˌɛn wiː wɜː kwˈɪt ʌv hɜːɹ aɪ lˈʊkt æt vˈaɪəlɪt ænd vˈaɪəlɪt lˈʊkt æt mˌiː. aɪ lˈæft.