text_original: I was able to satisfy him and he led me to his inner office, where he pointed out an easy chair. The room was pleasantly furnished with bookshelves to the ceiling. Evidently his former ventures had been prosperous, and already I imagined myself come to fortune as his partner. While I fumbled with embarrassment at my papers  for I dreaded his severe opinion  he himself fetched a basket of coal for a fire that burned briskly on the hearth. Then he sat rigidly at attention.
text_transcription: I WAS ABLE TO SATISFY HIM AND HE LED ME TO HIS INNER OFFICE WHERE HE POINTED OUT AN EASY CHAIR THE ROOM WAS PLEASANTLY FURNISHED WITH BOOKSHELVES TO THE CEILING EVIDENTLY HIS FORMER VENTURES HAD BEEN PROSPEROUS AND ALREADY I IMAGINED MYSELF COME TO FORTUNE AS HIS PARTNER WHILE I FUMBLED WITH EMBARRASSMENT AT MY PAPERS FOR I DREADED HIS SEVERE OPINION HE HIMSELF FETCHED A BASKET OF COAL FOR A FIRE THAT BURNED BRISKLY ON THE HEARTH THEN HE SAT RIGIDLY AT ATTENTION
phonemes: aɪ wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪ hˌɪm ænd hiː lˈɛd mˌiː tə hɪz ˈɪnɚɹ ˈɑːfɪs, wˌɛɹ hiː pˈɔɪntᵻd ˈaʊt ɐn ˈiːzi tʃˈɛɹ. ðə ɹˈuːm wʌz plˈɛzəntli fˈɜːnɪʃt wɪð bˈʊkʃɛlvz tə ðə sˈiːlɪŋ. ˈɛvɪdəntli hɪz fˈɔːɹmɚ vˈɛntʃɚz hɐdbɪn pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs, ænd ɔːlɹˌɛdi aɪ ɪmˈædʒɪnd maɪsˈɛlf kˈʌm tə fˈɔːɹtʃʊn æz hɪz pˈɑːɹtnɚ. wˌaɪl aɪ fˈʌmbəld wɪð ɛmbˈæɹəsmənt æt maɪ pˈeɪpɚz fɔːɹ aɪ dɹˈɛdᵻd hɪz sᵻvˈɪɹ əpˈɪniən hiː hɪmsˈɛlf fˈɛtʃt ɐ bˈæskɪt ʌv kˈoʊl fɚɹə fˈaɪɚ ðæt bˈɜːnd bɹˈɪskli ɔnðə hˈɑːɹθ. ðˈɛn hiː sˈæt ɹˈɪdʒɪdli æɾ ɐtˈɛnʃən.