text_original: I did not intend to humiliate a tried and faithful servant in the presence of my young gentleman. I returned to the erratic Mr. Coursault " I suppose when your friend disappeared he left a little bill behind." "You little know Coursault! He had the most Digitized by Google THE VIOLIN 99 astonishing notions about money matters. Some time ago, when I knew he was in a tight place, I ventured to offer him a loan, I never ventured to repeat the offer."
text_transcription: I DID NOT INTEND TO HUMILIATE A TRIED AND FAITHFUL SERVANT IN THE PRESENCE OF MY YOUNG GENTLEMAN I RETURNED TO THE ERRATIC MISTER CORSO I SUPPOSE WHEN YOUR FRIEND DISAPPEARED HE LEFT THE LITTLE BILL BEHIND HUGH LITTLE KNOW CORSAU HE HAD THE MOST ASTONISHING NOTIONS ABOUT MONEY MATTERS SOME TIME AGO WHEN I KNEW HE WAS IN A TIGHT PLACE I VENTURED TO OFFER HIM A LOAN I NEVER VENTURED TO REPEAT THE OFFER
phonemes: aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt ɪntˈɛnd tə hjuːmˈɪlɪˌeɪt ɐ tɹˈaɪd ænd fˈeɪθfəl sˈɜːvənt ɪnðə pɹˈɛzəns ʌv maɪ jˈʌŋ dʒˈɛntəlmən. aɪ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðɪ ɛɹˈæɾɪk mˈɪstɚ. kˈɔːɹsɔlt " aɪ səpˈoʊz wɛn jʊɹ fɹˈɛnd dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹd hiː lˈɛft ɐ lˈɪɾəl bˈɪl bᵻhˈaɪnd." "juː lˈɪɾəl nˈoʊ kˈɔːɹsɔlt! hiː hæd ðə mˈoʊst dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ ɡˈuːɡəl ðə vaɪəlˈɪn nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ɐstˈɑːnɪʃɪŋ nˈoʊʃənz ɐbˌaʊt mˈʌni mˈæɾɚz. sˌʌm tˈaɪm ɐɡˈoʊ, wˌɛn aɪ nˈuː hiː wʌz ɪn ɐ tˈaɪt plˈeɪs, aɪ vˈɛntʃɚd tʊ ˈɔfɚ hˌɪm ɐ lˈoʊn, aɪ nˈɛvɚ vˈɛntʃɚd tə ɹᵻpˈiːt ðɪ ˈɔfɚ."