text_original: " My friend, could you tell me just one thing ? " ** If it is in my power." "Could you tell me which is the Duchess of Datchet" * The Duchess of Datchet ? " Digitized by VjOOQIC THE DIAMONDS 209 Ivor Dacre smiled outright The idea of there being any possible association between that oily Houndsditch Hebrew and the latest and brightest queen of the London season — ^the bride of but a month or two — struck him as too ludicrous.
text_transcription: MY FRIEND COULD YOU TELL ME JUST ONE THING IF IT IS IN MY POWER COULD YOU TELL ME WHICH IS THE DUCHESS OF DETCHET THE DUCHESS OF DEPSHID IVOR DECKER SMILED OUTRIGHT THE IDEA OF THERE BEING ANY POSSIBLE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THAT OILY HOUND STITCH HEBREW AND THE LATEST AND BRIGHTEST QUEEN OF THE LONDON SEASON THE BRIDE OF BUT A MONTH OR TWO STRUCK HIM AS TOO LUDICROUS
phonemes: " maɪ fɹˈɛnd, kʊd juː tˈɛl mˌiː dʒˈʌst wˈʌn θˈɪŋ ? " ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk ɪf ɪɾ ɪz ɪn maɪ pˈaʊɚ." "kʊd juː tˈɛl mˌiː wˌɪtʃ ɪz ðə dˈʌtʃɛs ʌv dˈætʃɪt" ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðə dˈʌtʃɛs ʌv dˈætʃɪt ? " dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə dˈaɪəməndz tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn ˈaɪvɚ dˈækɚ smˈaɪld aʊtɹˈaɪt ðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv ðɛɹ bˌiːɪŋ ˌɛni pˈɑːsᵻbəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ðæt ˈɔɪli hˈaʊndsdɪtʃ hˈiːbɹuː ænd ðə lˈeɪɾɪst ænd bɹˈaɪɾɪst kwˈiːn ʌvðə lˈʌndən sˈiːzən — ðə bɹˈaɪd ʌv bˌʌt ɐ mˈʌnθ ɔːɹ tˈuː — stɹˈʌk hˌɪm æz tˈuː lˈuːdɪkɹəs.