text_original: " Perhaps I could, and perhaps I couldn't" " The fact is that I have reason to believe that it belonged to a friend of mine, whose whereabouts I am very anxious to discover." **That don't make no odds to me." **But it makes considerable odds to me. Such odds that I am willing to give half a sovereign if you will tell me from whom you got it If, for instance, he was a stranger to you, could you de  scribe his appearance?"
text_transcription: PERHAPS I COULD AND PERHAPS I COULDN'T THE FACT IS THAT I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT IT BELONGED TO A FRIEND OF MINE WHOSE WHEREABOUTS I AM VERY ANXIOUS TO DISCOVER THAT DON'T MAKE NO ODDS TO ME BUT IT MAKES CONSIDERABLE ODDS TO ME SUCH ODDS THAT I AM WILLING TO GIVE HALF A SOVEREIGN IF YOU WILL TELL ME FROM WHOM YOU GOT IT IF FOR INSTANCE HE WAS A STRANGER TO YOU COULD YOU DESCRIBE HIS APPEARANCE
phonemes: " pɚhˈæps aɪ kˈʊd, ænd pɚhˈæps aɪ kˈʊdənt" " ðə fˈækt ɪz ðæt aɪ hæv ɹˈiːzən tə bᵻlˈiːv ðˌɐɾɪt bᵻlˈɔŋd tʊ ɐ fɹˈɛnd ʌv mˈaɪn, hˌuːz wˈɛɹɐbˌaʊts aɪɐm vˈɛɹi ˈæŋʃəs tə dɪskˈʌvɚ." ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk ðæt dˈoʊnt mˌeɪk nˈoʊ ˈɑːdz tə mˌiː." ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk bˌʌt ɪt mˌeɪks kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl ˈɑːdz tə mˌiː. sˈʌtʃ ˈɑːdz ðæt aɪɐm wˈɪlɪŋ tə ɡˈɪv hˈæf ɐ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn ɪf juː wɪl tˈɛl mˌiː fɹʌm hˈuːm juː ɡˈɑːt ɪɾ ɪf, fɔːɹ ˈɪnstəns, hiː wʌzɐ stɹˈeɪndʒɚ tə juː, kʊd juː də skɹˈaɪb hɪz ɐpˈɪɹəns?"