text_original: The man had lit a cigarette as well. I confess that I resented — silently, but still strongly — the idea of two strangers, Digitized by VjOOQIC_ THE HOUSEBOAT 277 whether ghosts or anybody else, smoking, uninvited, in my cabin. The match went out The cigarettes were lit The man continued speaking. "The communication, my dear Gertrude, which I intended to make to you was this. The time has come for us to part" He paused, possibly for an answer. None came.
text_transcription: THE MAN HAD LIT A CIGARETTE AS WELL I CONFESS THAT I RESENTED SILENTLY BUT STILL STRONGLY THE IDEA OF TWO STRANGERS WHETHER GHOSTS OR ANYBODY ELSE SMOKING UNINVITED IN MY CABIN THE MATCH WENT OUT THE CIGARETTES WERE LIT THE MAN CONTINUED SPEAKING THE COMMUNICATION MY DEAR GERTRUDE WHICH I INTENDED TO MAKE TO YOU WAS THIS THE TIME HAS COME FOR US TO PART HE PAUSED POSSIBLY FOR AN ANSWER NONE CAME
phonemes: ðə mˈæn hæd lˈɪt ɐ sˌɪɡɚɹˈɛt æz wˈɛl. aɪ kənfˈɛs ðæt aɪ ɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd — sˈaɪləntli, bˌʌt stˈɪl stɹˈɔŋli — ðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv tˈuː stɹˈeɪndʒɚz, dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə hˈaʊsboʊt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən wˈɛðɚ ɡˈoʊsts ɔːɹ ˈɛnɪbˌɑːdi ˈɛls, smˈoʊkɪŋ, ˌʌnɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd, ɪn maɪ kˈæbɪn. ðə mˈætʃ wɛnt ˈaʊt ðə sˌɪɡɚɹˈɛts wɜː lˈɪt ðə mˈæn kəntˈɪnjuːd spˈiːkɪŋ. "ðə kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən, maɪ dˈɪɹ ɡˈɜːtɹuːd, wˌɪtʃ aɪ ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə mˌeɪk tə juː wʌz ðˈɪs. ðə tˈaɪm hɐz kˈʌm fɔːɹ ˌʌs tə pˈɑːɹt" hiː pˈɔːzd, pˈɑːsᵻbli fɚɹən ˈænsɚ. nˈʌn kˈeɪm.