text_original: " Was that his instrument ? " ''All instruments were his. But it was his first love, and his last ! He used to say of his violin that to him it was mother, father, wife, and friend." As I was hesitating whether to smile at the folly of these young men Ernest half rose from his seat He pointed upwards with his hand "Back again!" Digitized by VjOOQIC 100 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN As he put it the sound of the violin was back again.
text_transcription: WAS THAT HIS INSTRUMENT ALL INSTRUMENTS WERE HIS BUT IT WAS HIS FIRST LOVE AND HIS LAST HE USED TO SAY OF HIS VIOLIN THAT TO HIM IT WAS MOTHER FATHER WIFE AND FRIEND AS I WAS HESITATING WHETHER TO SMILE AT THE FOLLY OF THESE YOUNG MEN ERNEST HALF ROSE FROM HIS SEAT HE POINTED UPWARDS WITH HIS HAND BACK AGAIN AS HE PUT IT THE SOUND OF THE VIOLIN WAS BACK AGAIN
phonemes: " wʌz ðæt hɪz ˈɪnstɹəmənt ? " ˈɔːl ˈɪnstɹəmənts wɜː hˈɪz. bˌʌt ɪt wʌz hɪz fˈɜːst lˈʌv, ænd hɪz lˈæst ! hiː jˈuːzd tə sˈeɪ ʌv hɪz vaɪəlˈɪn ðæt tə hˌɪm ɪt wʌz mˈʌðɚ, fˈɑːðɚ, wˈaɪf, ænd fɹˈɛnd." æz aɪ wʌz hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ wˈɛðɚ tə smˈaɪl æt ðə fˈɑːli ʌv ðiːz jˈʌŋ mˈɛn ˈɜːnɪst hˈæf ɹˈoʊz fɹʌm hɪz sˈiːt hiː pˈɔɪntᵻd ˈʌpwɚdz wɪð hɪz hˈænd "bˈæk ɐɡˈɛn!" dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn æz hiː pˌʊt ɪt ðə sˈaʊnd ʌvðə vaɪəlˈɪn wʌz bˈæk ɐɡˈɛn.