text_original: Ernest became preternaturally grave; he is the funniest lad. "Uncle, strange things have happened." "They have. As witness my being disturbed in Digitized by VjOO^IC  THE VIOLIN 105 the middle of my dinner. How on earth do you know that that three and sixpenny affair is Cour  sault's violin?"
text_transcription: ERNEST BECAME PRETERNATURALLY GRAVE HE IS THE FUNNIEST LAD UNCLE STRANGE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED THEY HAVE AS WITNESS MY BEING DISTURBED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DINNER HOW ON EARTH DO YOU KNOW THAT THAT THREE AND SIXPENNY AFFAIR IS CORSAU'S VIOLIN
phonemes: ˈɜːnɪst bɪkˌeɪm pɹɪɾɚnˈætʃɚɹəli ɡɹˈeɪv; hiː ɪz ðə fˈʌnɪɪst lˈæd. "ˈʌŋkəl, stɹˈeɪndʒ θˈɪŋz hæv hˈæpənd." "ðeɪ hˈæv. æz wˈɪtnəs maɪ bˌiːɪŋ dɪstˈɜːbd ɪn dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˌoʊˈoʊ ˌaɪsˈiː ðə vaɪəlˈɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv ðə mˈɪdəl ʌv maɪ dˈɪnɚ. hˌaʊ ˌɔn ˈɜːθ dˈuː juː nˈoʊ ðæt ðæt θɹˈiː ænd sˈɪkspɛni ɐfˈɛɹ ɪz kˈɜː sˈɔlts vaɪəlˈɪn?"