text_original: In front of it we paused. Beyond doubt the music came from within, and from an upper room ; the same quaint melody which we had heard before, played by a master's hand. ** I wonder why he always plays that tune ? " I was unable to supply the information. Frankly, I was becoming a little bewildered. With the lady at the rag shop, I had no faith in ''ghostesses and such like rubbishes," but the thing was getting curious.
text_transcription: IN FRONT OF IT WE PAUSED BEYOND DOUBT THE MUSIC CAME FROM WITHIN AND FROM AN UPPER ROOM THE SAME QUAINT MELODY WHICH WE HAD HEARD BEFORE PLAYED BY A MASTER'S HAND I WONDER WHY HE ALWAYS PLAYS THAT TUNE I WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE INFORMATION FRANKLY I WAS BECOMING A LITTLE BEWILDERED WITH THE LADY AT THE RAG SHOP I HAD NO FAITH IN GHOSTSEES AND SUCH LIKE RUBBISHES BUT THE THING WAS GETTING CURIOUS
phonemes: ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌv ɪt wiː pˈɔːzd. bᵻjˌɔnd dˈaʊt ðə mjˈuːzɪk kˈeɪm fɹʌm wɪðˈɪn, ænd fɹʌm ɐn ˌʌpɚ ɹˈuːm ; ðə sˈeɪm kwˈeɪnt mˈɛlədi wˌɪtʃ wiː hæd hˈɜːd bᵻfˈɔːɹ, plˈeɪd baɪ ɐ mˈæstɚz hˈænd. ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk aɪ wˈʌndɚ wˌaɪ hiː ˈɔːlweɪz plˈeɪz ðæt tˈuːn ? " aɪ wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə səplˈaɪ ðɪ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən. fɹˈæŋkli, aɪ wʌz bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ lˈɪɾəl bᵻwˈɪldɚd. wɪððə lˈeɪdi æt ðə ɹˈæɡ ʃˈɑːp, aɪ hæd nˈoʊ fˈeɪθ ɪn ɡˈoʊstɛsᵻz ænd sˈʌtʃ lˈaɪk ɹˈʌbɪʃᵻz," bˌʌt ðə θˈɪŋ wʌz ɡˌɛɾɪŋ kjˈʊɹɹiəs.