text_original: Pound points at Nap ! Not if I knew it Pennies were more in my line. I was Digitized by VjOOQIC A PACK OF CARDS 67 pleased to observe that his friend, Mr. Armitage, did not second his suggestion. ** Don't you think pound points are a trifle stiff? " ''Well, make it half sovereigns then, and a pound in the pool" " I don't mind half sovereigns." But I did most emphatically. Why, with a pound in the pool, I might lose fifty pounds and more before I reached the other end.
text_transcription: POUND POINTS AT NAP NOT IF I KNEW IT PENNIES WERE MORE IN MY LINE I WAS PLEASED TO OBSERVE THAT HIS FRIEND MISTER ARMITAGE DID NOT SECOND HIS SUGGESTION DON'T YOU THINK POUND POINTS ARE A TRIFLE STIFF WELL MAKE IT HAVE SOVEREIGNS THEN AND A POUND IN THE POOL I DON'T MIND HAVE SOVEREIGNS BUT I DID MOST EMPHATICALLY WHY WITH A POUND IN A POOL I MIGHT LOSE FIFTY POUNDS AND MORE BEFORE I REACHED THE OTHER END
phonemes: pˈaʊnd pˈɔɪnts æt nˈæp ! nˌɑːt ɪf aɪ nˈuː ɪt pˈɛnɪz wɜː mˈɔːɹ ɪn maɪ lˈaɪn. aɪ wʌz dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ɐ pˈæk ʌv kˈɑːɹdz sˈɪksti sˈɛvən plˈiːzd tʊ əbzˈɜːv ðæt hɪz fɹˈɛnd, mˈɪstɚ. ˈɑːɹmɪɾɪdʒ, dɪdnˌɑːt sˈɛkənd hɪz sədʒˈɛstʃən. ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk dˈoʊnt juː θˈɪŋk pˈaʊnd pˈɔɪnts ɑːɹ ɐ tɹˈaɪfəl stˈɪf? " wˈɛl, mˌeɪk ɪt hˈæf sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz ðˈɛn, ænd ɐ pˈaʊnd ɪnðə pˈuːl" " aɪ dˈoʊnt mˈaɪnd hˈæf sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz." bˌʌt aɪ dˈɪd mˈoʊst ɛmfˈæɾɪkli. wˈaɪ, wɪð ɐ pˈaʊnd ɪnðə pˈuːl, aɪ mˌaɪt lˈuːz fˈɪfti pˈaʊndz ænd mˈɔːɹ bᵻfˌɔːɹ aɪ ɹˈiːtʃt ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛnd.