text_original: I wondered M Digitized by VjOOQIC l62 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN if the fourth man had joined the forwards. But why should they conceal the fact that they had been play  ing four? One of their men tried a drop. Mason caught it, ran, was collared, passed — ^wide to the left — and I was off. The whole crowd was in the centre of the field. I put on the steam.
text_transcription: I WONDERED IF THE FOURTH MAN HAD JOINED THE FORWARDS BUT WHY SHOULD THEY CONCEAL THE FACT THAT THEY HAD BEEN PLAYING FOUR ONE OF THEIR MEN TRIED A DROP MASON CAUGHT IT RAN WAS COLLARED PASSED WIDE TO THE LEFT AND I WAS OFF THE WHOLE CROWD WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE FIELD I PUT ON THE STEAM
phonemes: aɪ wˈʌndɚd ˈɛm dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ˈɛl sˈɪksti tˈuː ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn ɪf ðə fˈɔːɹθ mˈæn hæd dʒˈɔɪnd ðə fˈɔːɹwɚdz. bˌʌt wˌaɪ ʃˌʊd ðeɪ kənsˈiːl ðə fˈækt ðæt ðeɪ hɐdbɪn plˈeɪ ˈɪŋ fˈɔːɹ? wˈʌn ʌv ðɛɹ mˈɛn tɹˈaɪd ɐ dɹˈɑːp. mˈeɪsən kˈɔːt ɪt, ɹˈæn, wʌz kˈɑːlɚd, pˈæst — wˈaɪd tə ðə lˈɛft — ænd aɪ wʌz ˈɔf. ðə hˈoʊl kɹˈaʊd wʌz ɪnðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə fˈiːld. aɪ pˌʊt ɔnðə stˈiːm.