text_original: It was with a feeling of the most absurd relief that I perceived that every  thing was unchanged, tliat, so far as I could see, there was no one there but my wife and I. " I think, Violet, if you don't mind, TU have some whisky." Digitized by VjOOQIC THE HOUSEBOAT 291 She ofTered no objection. She stood and watched me as I poured the stuff into a glass. I am bound to admit that the spirit did me good. "And what,'' I asked, "do you make of the per  formance we have just now witnessed?" She was still.
text_transcription: IT WAS WITH A FEELING OF THE MOST ABSURD RELIEF THAT I PERCEIVED THAT EVERYTHING WAS UNCHANGED THAT SO FAR AS I COULD SEE THERE WAS NO ONE THERE BUT MY WIFE AND I I THINK VIOLET IF YOU DON'T MIND I'LL HAVE SOME WHISKY SHE OFFERED NO OBJECTION SHE STOOD AND WATCHED ME AS I POURED THE STUFF INTO A GLASS I AM BOUND TO ADMIT THAT THE SPIRIT DID ME GOOD AND WHAT I ASKED DO YOU MAKE OF THE PERFORMANCE WE HAVE JUST NOW WITNESSED SHE WAS STILL
phonemes: ɪt wʌz wɪð ɐ fˈiːlɪŋ ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɐbsˈɜːd ɹᵻlˈiːf ðæt aɪ pɚsˈiːvd ðæt ˈɛvɹi θˈɪŋ wʌz ʌntʃˈeɪndʒd, tˈiːlˈaɪət, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz aɪ kʊd sˈiː, ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊwˈʌn ðɛɹ bˌʌt maɪ wˈaɪf ænd ˈaɪ. " aɪ θˈɪŋk, vˈaɪəlɪt, ɪf juː dˈoʊnt mˈaɪnd, tˌiːjˈuː hæv sˌʌm wˈɪski." dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə hˈaʊsboʊt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ʃiː ʌv tˈɜːd nˈoʊ ɑːbdʒˈɛkʃən. ʃiː stˈʊd ænd wˈɑːtʃt mˌiː æz aɪ pˈɔːɹd ðə stˈʌf ˌɪntʊ ɐ ɡlˈæs. aɪɐm bˈaʊnd tʊ ɐdmˈɪt ðætðə spˈɪɹɪt dˈɪd mˌiː ɡˈʊd. "ænd wˈʌt,aɪ ˈæskt, "dˈuː juː mˌeɪk ʌvðə pɜː fˈɔːɹməns wiː hæv dʒˈʌst nˈaʊ wˈɪtnəst?" ʃiː wʌz stˈɪl.