text_original: He ap  peared to be alone. I cast as searching a glance as possible towards the part of the room from which he had come. But, so far as I could perceive, no other familiar face was with him. I should as soon have expected to see old Groome, "all by him  self" at the Apollo Club as, say, at a Fleet Street bar. I felt that Bensberg's eyes were on me — as if my surprise had communicated itself to him. " You know him then
text_transcription: HE APPEARED TO BE ALONE I CAST AS SEARCHING A GLANCE AS POSSIBLE TOWARDS THE PART OF THE ROOM FROM WHICH HE HAD COME BUT SO FAR AS I COULD PERCEIVE NO OTHER FAMILIAR FACE WAS WITH HIM I SHOULD AS SOON HAVE EXPECTED TO SEE OLD GROOM ALL BY HIMSELF AT THE APOLLO CLUB AS SAY AT A FLEET STREET BAR I FELT THAT BENSBERG'S EYES WERE ON ME AS IF MY SURPRISE HAD COMMUNICATED ITSELF TO HIM YOU KNOW HIM THEN
phonemes: hiː ˈæp pˈɛɹd təbi ɐlˈoʊn. aɪ kˈæst æz sˈɜːtʃɪŋ ɐ ɡlˈæns æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl təwˈɔːɹdz ðə pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɹˈuːm fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː hæd kˈʌm. bˌʌt, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz aɪ kʊd pɚsˈiːv, nˈoʊ ˈʌðɚ fəmˈɪlɪɹ fˈeɪs wʌz wɪð hˌɪm. aɪ ʃˌʊd æz sˈuːn hæv ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə sˈiː ˈoʊld ɡɹˈuːm, "ˈɔːl baɪ hˌɪm sˈɛlf" æt ðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ klˈʌb æz, sˈeɪ, æɾə flˈiːt stɹˈiːt bˈɑːɹ. aɪ fˈɛlt ðæt bˈɛnsbɜːɡz ˈaɪz wɜːɹ ˈɔn mˌiː — æz ɪf maɪ sɚpɹˈaɪz hæd kəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ɪtsˈɛlf tə hˌɪm. " juː nˈoʊ hˌɪm ðˈɛn