text_original: While we lunched Ernest persisted — ^persisted is the word — in conversing on a subject which was scarcely appropriate either to the occasion or the scene — the subject of his lost friend and his phantom violin. One does not wish to dwell on morbid sub  jects when one is lunching by the crystal waters; but Ernest, apparently, did not see it; and, oddly enough, what he did not see, it seemed that Miss West could not see either.
text_transcription: WHILE WE LUNCHED ERNEST PERSISTED PERSISTED IS THE WORD IN CONVERSING ON A SUBJECT WHICH WAS SCARCELY APPROPRIATE EITHER TO THE OCCASION OR THE SCENE THE SUBJECT OF HIS LOST FRIEND AND HIS PHANTOM VIOLIN ONE DOES NOT WISH TO DWELL ON MORBID SUBJECTS WHEN ONE IS LAUNCHING BY THE CRYSTAL WATERS BUT ERNEST APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE IT AND ODDLY ENOUGH WHAT HE DID NOT SEE IT SEEMED THAT MISS WEST COULD NOT SEE EITHER
phonemes: wˌaɪl wiː lˈʌntʃt ˈɜːnɪst pɚsˈɪstᵻd — pɚsˈɪstᵻd ɪz ðə wˈɜːd — ɪn kənvˈɜːsɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ sˈʌbdʒɛkt wˌɪtʃ wʌz skˈɛɹsli ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪət ˈiːðɚ tə ðɪ əkˈeɪʒən ɔːɹ ðə sˈiːn — ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv hɪz lˈɔst fɹˈɛnd ænd hɪz fˈæntəm vaɪəlˈɪn. wˈʌn dʌznˌɑːt wˈɪʃ tə dwˈɛl ˌɔn mˈɔːɹbɪd sˈʌb dʒˈɛkts wɛn wˈʌn ɪz lˈʌntʃɪŋ baɪ ðə kɹˈɪstəl wˈɔːɾɚz; bˌʌt ˈɜːnɪst, ɐpˈæɹəntli, dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiː ɪt; ænd, ˈɑːdli ɪnˈʌf, wˌʌt hiː dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiː, ɪt sˈiːmd ðæt mˈɪs wˈɛst kʊd nˌɑːt sˈiː ˈiːðɚ.