text_original: " You will excuse my asking you," said Mr. Burchell, as he was settling for the Nap, " if that pack of cards is bewitched ? " "I think it possible," I answered, half in jest and half in earnest " There is a curious history attached to them, at any rate."
text_transcription: YOU WILL EXCUSE MY ASKING YOU SAID MISTER BURCHELL AS HE WAS SETTLING FOR THE NAP IF THAT PACK OF CARDS IS BEWITCHED I THINK IT POSSIBLE I ANSWERED HALF IN JEST AND HALF IN EARNEST THERE IS A CURIOUS HISTORY ATTACHED TO THEM AT ANY RATE
phonemes: " juː wɪl ɛkskjˈuːs maɪ ˈæskɪŋ juː," sˈɛd mˈɪstɚ. bˈɜːtʃɛl, æz hiː wʌz sˈɛɾəlɪŋ fɚðə nˈæp, " ɪf ðæt pˈæk ʌv kˈɑːɹdz ɪz bᵻwˈɪtʃt ? " "aɪ θˈɪŋk ɪt pˈɑːsᵻbəl," aɪ ˈænsɚd, hˈæf ɪn dʒˈɛst ænd hˈæf ɪn ˈɜːnɪst " ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ kjˈʊɹɹiəs hˈɪstɚɹi ɐtˈætʃt tə ðˌɛm, æɾ ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt."