text_original: The stranger still continued to regard me with his careless smile. " I am afraid," he murmured, " that you're an old, old hand." Digitized by VjOOQIC A PACK OF CARDS 87 What was I to say? How was I to refute his calumnies ? "Gentlemen, you will understand what sort of character this person is when I tell you that he informs me he's a ghost" "A ghost!"
text_transcription: THE STRANGER STILL CONTINUED TO REGARD ME WITH HIS CARELESS SMILE I AM AFRAID HE MURMURED THAT YOU'RE AN OLD OLD HAND WHAT WAS I TO SAY HOW WAS I TO REFUTE HIS CALUMNIES GENTLEMEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT SORT OF CHARACTER THIS PERSON IS WHEN I TELL YOU THAT HE INFORMS ME HE'S A GHOST A GHOST
phonemes: ðə stɹˈeɪndʒɚ stˈɪl kəntˈɪnjuːd tə ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd mˌiː wɪð hɪz kˈɛɹləs smˈaɪl. " aɪɐm ɐfɹˈeɪd," hiː mˈɜːmɚd, " ðæt jʊɹ ɐn ˈoʊld, ˈoʊld hˈænd." dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ɐ pˈæk ʌv kˈɑːɹdz ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən wʌt wʌz aɪ tə sˈeɪ? hˌaʊ wʌz aɪ tə ɹᵻfjˈuːt hɪz kˈælʌmniz ? "dʒˈɛntəlmən, juː wɪl ˌʌndɚstˈænd wʌt sˈɔːɹt ʌv kˈæɹɪktɚ ðɪs pˈɜːsən ɪz wɛn aɪ tˈɛl juː ðæt hiː ɪnfˈɔːɹmz mˌiː hiːz ɐ ɡˈoʊst" "ɐ ɡˈoʊst!"