text_original: It was a nice keepsake to offer to a friend. Con  ceive a notorious murderer returning to these shades and offering you as a token of his regard and Digitized by VjOOQIC A PACK OF CARDS 85 continuing esteem the hatchet, say, with which the deed was done.
text_transcription: IT WAS A NICE KEEPSAKE TO OFFER TO A FRIEND CONCEIVE A NOTORIOUS MURDERER RETURNING TO THESE SHADES AND OFFERING YOU AS A TOKEN OF HIS REGARD AND CONTINUING ESTEEM THE HATCHET SAY WITH WHICH THE DEED WAS DONE
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ nˈaɪs kˈiːpseɪk tʊ ˈɔfɚ tʊ ɐ fɹˈɛnd. kˈɑːn sˈiːv ɐ noʊtˈɔːɹiəs mˈɜːdɚɹɚ ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə ðiːz ʃˈeɪdz ænd ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ juː æz ɐ tˈoʊkən ʌv hɪz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd ænd dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ɐ pˈæk ʌv kˈɑːɹdz ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv kəntˈɪnjuːɪŋ ɛstˈiːm ðə hˈætʃɪt, sˈeɪ, wɪð wˌɪtʃ ðə dˈiːd wʌz dˈʌn.