text_original: He raised his hand with a gesture which was dis  tinctly gruesome. Looking up I noticed, for the first time, that the trees above us were willow trees. " I wonder why it is that the violin always plays that song?" And there came an echo from the young lady — " I wonder I " As she echoed the young gentleman's interroga  Digitized by VjOOQIC 114 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN tion she leaned back agaihst the tree — a willow tree — and put her hand behind her to pluck the bracken.
text_transcription: HE RAISED HIS HAND WITH A GESTURE WHICH WAS DISTINCTLY GRUESOME LOOKING UP I NOTICED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THE TREES ABOVE US WERE WILLOW TREES I WONDER WHY IT IS THAT THE VIOLIN ALWAYS PLAYS THAT SONG AND THERE CAME AN ECHO FROM THE YOUNG LADY I WONDER AS SHE ECHOED THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN'S INTERROGATION SHE LEANED BACK AGAINST A TREE A WILLOW TREE AND PUT HER HAND BEHIND HER TO PLUCK THE BRACKEN
phonemes: hiː ɹˈeɪzd hɪz hˈænd wɪð ɐ dʒˈɛstʃɚ wˌɪtʃ wʌz dˈɪs tˈɪŋktli ɡɹˈuːsʌm. lˈʊkɪŋ ˌʌp aɪ nˈoʊɾɪst, fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm, ðætðə tɹˈiːz əbˌʌv ˌʌs wɜː wˈɪloʊ tɹˈiːz. " aɪ wˈʌndɚ wˌaɪ ɪɾ ɪz ðætðə vaɪəlˈɪn ˈɔːlweɪz plˈeɪz ðæt sˈɔŋ?" ænd ðɛɹ kˈeɪm ɐn ˈɛkoʊ fɹʌmðə jˈʌŋ lˈeɪdi — " aɪ wˈʌndɚɹ ˈaɪ " æz ʃiː ˈɛkoʊd ðə jˈʌŋ dʒˈɛntəlmənz ɪntɪɹˈoʊɡə dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹtiːn ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn tɪˈɑːn ʃiː lˈiːnd bˈæk ˈæɡeɪhst ðə tɹˈiː — ɐ wˈɪloʊ tɹˈiː — ænd pˌʊt hɜː hˈænd bᵻhˌaɪnd hɜː tə plˈʌk ðə bɹˈækən.