text_original: In his surprise he was unconscious of the fact that he was staring at the frame as though he were paralysed by the merits of the painting. But others saw him. More people came to stare. Then he en  joyed that rarest of all rare pleasures — the pleasure which the gentleman enjoyed in Lord Lytton's novel, The Disowned — ^t pleasure of hearing his work criticised with perfect frankness. Digitized by VjOOQIC THE TIPSTER 123 A gentleman made an observation to a lady who was evidently his wife.
text_transcription: IN HIS SURPRISE HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT HE WAS STARING AT THE FRAME AS THOUGH HE WERE PARALYZED BY THE MERITS OF THE PAINTING BUT OTHERS SAW HIM MORE PEOPLE CAME TO STARE THEN HE ENJOYED THAT RAREST OF ALL RARE PLEASURES THE PLEASURE WHICH THE GENTLEMAN ENJOYED IN LORD LYTTON'S NOVEL THAT DISOWNED THE PLEASURE OF HEARING HIS WORK CRITICISED WITH PERFECT FRANKNESS A GENTLEMAN MADE AN OBSERVATION TO A LADY WHO WAS EVIDENTLY HIS WIFE
phonemes: ɪn hɪz sɚpɹˈaɪz hiː wʌz ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəs ʌvðə fˈækt ðæt hiː wʌz stˈɛɹɪŋ æt ðə fɹˈeɪm æz ðˌoʊ hiː wɜː pˈæɹəlˌaɪzd baɪ ðə mˈɛɹɪts ʌvðə pˈeɪntɪŋ. bˌʌt ˈʌðɚz sˈɔː hˌɪm. mˈɔːɹ pˈiːpəl kˈeɪm tə stˈɛɹ. ðˈɛn hiː ˈɛn dʒˈɔɪd ðæt ɹˈɛɹɪst ʌv ˈɔːl ɹˈɛɹ plˈɛʒɚz — ðə plˈɛʒɚ wˌɪtʃ ðə dʒˈɛntəlmən ɛndʒˈɔɪd ɪn lˈɔːɹd lˈɪʔn̩z nˈɑːvəl, ðə dɪsˈoʊnd — tˈiː plˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv hˈɪɹɪŋ hɪz wˈɜːk kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd wɪð pˈɜːfɛkt fɹˈæŋknəs. dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə tˈɪpstɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ɐ dʒˈɛntəlmən mˌeɪd ɐn ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən tʊ ɐ lˈeɪdi hˌuː wʌz ˈɛvɪdəntli hɪz wˈaɪf.