text_original: If you had kept still the mystery might have been unravelled. The crime might have been re acted before our eyes, or at least within sound of our ears." I sat down upon the ingenious piece of furniture which did duty as a bed. I seemed to have struck T Digitized by VjOOQIC 274 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN upon a novel phase in my wife's character.
text_transcription: IF YOU HAD KEPT STILL THE MYSTERY MIGHT HAVE BEEN UNRAVELLED THE CRIME MIGHT HAVE BEEN RE ACTED BEFORE OUR EYES OR AT LEAST WITHIN SOUND OF OUR EARS I SAT DOWN UPON THE INGENIOUS PIECE OF FURNITURE WHICH DID DUTY AS A BED I SEEM TO HAVE STRUCK UPON A NOVEL FACE IN MY WIFE'S CHARACTER
phonemes: ɪf juː hæd kˈɛpt stˈɪl ðə mˈɪstɚɹi mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn ʌnɹˈævəld. ðə kɹˈaɪm mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn ɹˌiː ˈæktᵻd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈaɪz, ɔːɹ æt lˈiːst wɪðˌɪn sˈaʊnd ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɪɹz." aɪ sˈæt dˌaʊn əpˌɑːn ðɪ ɪndʒˈiːniəs pˈiːs ʌv fˈɜːnɪtʃɚ wˌɪtʃ dˈɪd dˈuːɾi æz ɐ bˈɛd. aɪ sˈiːmd tə hæv stɹˈʌk tˈiː dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn əpˌɑːn ɐ nˈɑːvəl fˈeɪz ɪn maɪ wˈaɪfz kˈæɹɪktɚ.