text_original: As for myself, I was well nigh strangled by a cough which just then seized me, and obliged to retreat  for I never was much of an actor, and the comedy of that first interview was overpowering.
text_transcription: AS FOR MYSELF I WAS WELL NIGH STRANGLED BY A COUGH WHICH JUST THEN SEIZED ME AND OBLIGED TO RETREAT FOR I NEVER WAS MUCH OF AN ACTOR AND THE COMEDY OF THAT FIRST INTERVIEW WAS OVERPOWERING
phonemes: æz fɔːɹ maɪsˈɛlf, aɪ wʌz wˈɛl nˈaɪ stɹˈæŋɡəld baɪ ɐ kˈɔf wˌɪtʃ dʒˈʌst ðˈɛn sˈiːzd mˌiː, ænd əblˈaɪdʒd tə ɹᵻtɹˈiːt fɔːɹ aɪ nˈɛvɚ wʌz mˈʌtʃ əvən ˈæktɚ, ænd ðə kˈɑːmədi ʌv ðæt fˈɜːst ˈɪntɚvjˌuː wʌz ˌoʊvɚpˈaʊɚɹɪŋ.