text_original: " Excuse me, sir, but are you acquainted with the Earl of Datchet?" Digitized by VjOOQIC 398 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN ** B^ pardon." The young gentleman had his feet on the seat in front of him, his hat tilted over his eyes, and his hands in his trousers pockets, and was probably anathematising himself for not having gone at once into a smoking carriage instead of endeavouring to secure a whole compartment to himself for the solitary enjoyment, in defiance of the company's by laws, of "a fragrant weed."
text_transcription: EXCUSE ME SIR BUT ARE YOU ACQUAINTED WITH THE EARL OF DETCHET BEG PARDON THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN HAD HIS FEET ON THIS SEAT IN FRONT OF HIM HIS HAT TILTED OVER HIS EYES AND HIS HANDS IN HIS TROUSERS POCKETS AND WAS PROBABLY ANATHEMATIZING WITH HIMSELF FOR NOT HAVING GONE AT ONCE INTO A SMOKING CARRIAGE INSTEAD OF ENDEAVOURING TO SECURE A WHOLE COMPARTMENT TO HIMSELF FOR THE SOLITARY ENJOYMENT IN DEFIANCE OF THE COMPANY'S SPY LOSS OF A FRAGRANT WHEA
phonemes: " ɛkskjˈuːs mˌiː, sˌɜː, bˌʌt ɑːɹ juː ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪððɪ ˈɜːl ʌv dˈætʃɪt?" dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk bˈiː pˈɑːɹdən." ðə jˈʌŋ dʒˈɛntəlmən hæd hɪz fˈiːt ɔnðə sˈiːt ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌv hˌɪm, hɪz hˈæt tˈɪltᵻd ˌoʊvɚ hɪz ˈaɪz, ænd hɪz hˈændz ɪn hɪz tɹˈaʊsɚz pˈɑːkɪts, ænd wʌz pɹˈɑːbəbli ɐnˈæθɪmˌæɾaɪzɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf fɔːɹ nˌɑːt hˌævɪŋ ɡɔn ɐtwˈʌns ˌɪntʊ ɐ smˈoʊkɪŋ kˈæɹɪdʒ ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ɛndˈɛvɚɹɪŋ tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ɐ hˈoʊl kəmpˈɑːɹtmənt tə hɪmsˈɛlf fɚðə sˈɑːlətˌɛɹi ɛndʒˈɔɪmənt, ɪn dᵻfˈaɪəns ʌvðə kˈʌmpəniz baɪ lˈɔːz, ʌv "ɐ fɹˈeɪɡɹənt wˈiːd."