text_original: The whole affair to me seemed dull. Perhaps that was to some extent because Gwendolen Martini — as she calls herself — fastened herself on to me like a burr, and, mentally, I was instituting unfavourable comparisons between her and someone else who was not there — which was, Digitized by VjOOQIC 224 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN no doubt, unfair to Miss Martini, who is both a clever and a pretty girl. But then so many girls are pretty and clever nowadays — and nothing more.
text_transcription: THE WHOLE AFFAIR TO ME SEEMED DULL PERHAPS THAT WAS TO SOME EXTENT BECAUSE GWENDOLEN MARTINI AS SHE CALLS HERSELF FASTENED HERSELF ON TO ME LIKE A BURR AND MENTALLY I WAS INSTITUTING UNFAVORABLE COMPARISONS BETWEEN HER AND SOME ONE ELSE WHO WAS NOT THERE WHICH WAS NO DOUBT UNFAIR TO MISS MARTINI WHO IS BOTH A CLEVER AND A PRETTY GIRL BUT THEN SO MANY GIRLS ARE PRETTY AND CLEVER NOWADAYS AND NOTHING MORE
phonemes: ðə hˈoʊl ɐfˈɛɹ tə mˌiː sˈiːmd dˈʌl. pɚhˈæps ðæt wʌz tə sˌʌm ɛkstˈɛnt bɪkˈʌz ɡwˈɛndoʊlən mɑːɹtˈiːni — æz ʃiː kˈɔːlz hɜːsˈɛlf — fˈæsənd hɜːsˈɛlf ˌɔn tə mˌiː lˈaɪk ɐ bˈɜː, ænd, mˈɛntəli, aɪ wʌz ˈɪnstɪtˌuːɾɪŋ ʌnfˈeɪvɚɹəbəl kəmpˈæɹɪsənz bᵻtwˌiːn hɜː ænd sˈʌmwʌn ˈɛls hˌuː wʌz nˌɑːt ðˈɛɹ — wˈɪtʃ wʌz, dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn nˈoʊ dˈaʊt, ʌnfˈɛɹ tə mˈɪs mɑːɹtˈiːni, hˌuː ɪz bˈoʊθ ɐ klˈɛvɚ ænd ɐ pɹˈɪɾi ɡˈɜːl. bˌʌt ðˈɛn sˌoʊ mˈɛni ɡˈɜːlz ɑːɹ pɹˈɪɾi ænd klˈɛvɚ nˈaʊədˌeɪz — ænd nˈʌθɪŋ mˈɔːɹ.