text_original: Miss Davidson was in the enjoyment of her own fortune. It may therefore be taken for granted that she was of age. But she was more than that ; she was in touch with those teachings of the age which tells us that a young woman can do without a chaperon. Her painting lessons were, as a rule, sacred to herself and her master — ^which, perhaps^ enabled her to better concentrate her mind upon her searchings after art Digitized by VjOOQIC 122 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN "Not yet I suppose I ought to have gone, but I really seem to have so much else to do."
text_transcription: MISS DAVIDSON WAS IN THE ENJOYMENT OF HER OWN FORTUNE IT MAY THEREFORE BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED THAT SHE WAS OF AGE BUT SHE WAS MORE THAN THAT SHE WAS IN TOUCH WITH THOSE TEACHINGS OF THE AGE WHICH TELLS US THAT A YOUNG WOMAN CAN DO WITHOUT A CHAPERON HER PAINTING LESSONS WERE AS A RULE SACRED TO HERSELF AND HER MASTER WHICH PERHAPS ENABLED HER TO BETTER CONCENTRATE HER MIND UPON THE SEARCHINGS AFTER ART NOT YET I SUPPOSE I OUGHT TO HAVE GONE BUT I REALLY SEEM TO HAVE SO MUCH ELSE TO DO
phonemes: mˈɪs dˈeɪvɪdsən wʌz ɪnðɪ ɛndʒˈɔɪmənt ʌv hɜːɹ ˈoʊn fˈɔːɹtʃʊn. ɪt mˈeɪ ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ biː tˈeɪkən fɔːɹ ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðæt ʃiː wʌz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ. bˌʌt ʃiː wʌz mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ðˈæt ; ʃiː wʌz ɪn tˈʌtʃ wɪð ðoʊz tˈiːtʃɪŋz ʌvðɪ ˈeɪdʒ wˌɪtʃ tˈɛlz ˌʌs ðˌæɾə jˈʌŋ wˈʊmən kæn dˈuː wɪðˌaʊt ɐ ʃˈæpɚɹˌoʊn. hɜː pˈeɪntɪŋ lˈɛsənz wɜː, æz ɐ ɹˈuːl, sˈeɪkɹɪd tə hɜːsˈɛlf ænd hɜː mˈæstɚ — wˈɪtʃ, pɚhˈæps ɛnˈeɪbəld hɜː tə bˈɛɾɚ kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪt hɜː mˈaɪnd əpˌɑːn hɜː sˈɜːtʃɪŋz ˈæftɚɹ ˈɑːɹt dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn "nˌɑːt jˈɛt aɪ səpˈoʊz aɪ ˈɔːt tə hæv ɡˈɔn, bˌʌt aɪ ɹˈiəli sˈiːm tə hæv sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ˈɛls tə dˈuː."