text_original: You know how they used to do that sort of thing at Kimberley. As I was in the cab I kept looking Digitized by VjOOQIC THE DIAMONDS 205 at my stone through my spy glass to see how it was getting on. My heart was fit to break. All of a sudden I see something which I had never seen before.
text_transcription: YOU KNOW HOW THEY USED TO DO THAT SORT OF THING AT KIMBALY AS I WAS IN THE CAB I KEPT LOOKING AT MY STONE THROUGH MY SPY GLASS TO SEE HOW IT WAS GETTING ON MY HEART WAS FIT TO BREAK ALL OF A SUDDEN I SEE SOMETHING WHICH I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE
phonemes: juː nˈoʊ hˌaʊ ðeɪ jˈuːzd tə dˈuː ðæt sˈɔːɹt ʌv θˈɪŋ æt kˈɪmbɚli. æz aɪ wʌz ɪnðə kˈæb aɪ kˈɛpt lˈʊkɪŋ dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə dˈaɪəməndz tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv æt maɪ stˈoʊn θɹuː maɪ spˈaɪ ɡlˈæs tə sˈiː hˌaʊ ɪt wʌz ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ˈɔn. maɪ hˈɑːɹt wʌz fˈɪt tə bɹˈeɪk. ˈɔːl əvə sˈʌdən aɪ sˈiː sˈʌmθɪŋ wˌɪtʃ aɪ hæd nˈɛvɚ sˈiːn bᵻfˈɔːɹ.