text_original: Just then some acquaintances came up — acquaint  ances of hers, but not of his. He left her with them. Digitized by VjOOQIC 126 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN He wandered off into the sculpture gallery, which, so far as the general and appreciative public were concerned, he found, as usual, a howling wilderness. " I wonder what I could do to win her love ? " This was the question which that young man addressed to himself among those lonely statues. " I wonder if it could be won ? By me
text_transcription: JUST THEN SOME ACQUAINTANCES CAME UP ACQUAINTANCES OF HERS BUT NOT OF HIS HE LEFT HER WITH THEM HE WANDERED OFF INTO THE SCULPTURE GALLERY WHICH SO FAR AS THE GENERAL AND APPRECIATIVE PUBLIC WERE CONCERNED HE FOUND AS USUAL A HOWLING WILDERNESS I WONDER WHAT I COULD DO TO WIN HER LOVE THIS WAS THE QUESTION WHICH THAT YOUNG MAN ADDRESSED TO HIMSELF AMONG THOSE LONELY STATUES I WONDER IF IT COULD BE WON BY ME
phonemes: dʒˈʌst ðˈɛn sˌʌm ɐkwˈeɪntənsᵻz kˈeɪm ˈʌp — ɐkwˈeɪnt ˈænsᵻz ʌv hˈɜːz, bˌʌt nˌɑːt ʌv hˈɪz. hiː lˈɛft hɜː wɪð ðˌɛm. dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn hiː wˈɔndɚd ˈɔf ˌɪntʊ ðə skˈʌlptʃɚ ɡˈælɚɹi, wˈɪtʃ, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ænd ɐpɹˈiːʃiətˌɪv pˈʌblɪk wɜː kənsˈɜːnd, hiː fˈaʊnd, æz jˈuːʒuːəl, ɐ hˈaʊlɪŋ wˈɪldɚnəs. " aɪ wˈʌndɚ wʌt aɪ kʊd dˈuː tə wˈɪn hɜː lˈʌv ? " ðɪs wʌzðə kwˈɛstʃən wˌɪtʃ ðæt jˈʌŋ mˈæn ɐdɹˈɛst tə hɪmsˈɛlf ɐmˌʌŋ ðoʊz lˈoʊnli stˈætʃuːz. " aɪ wˈʌndɚ ɪf ɪt kʊd biː wˈʌn ? baɪ mˌiː