text_original: He suddenly threw his handkerchief to the other end of the room, and burst out laughing. "Ho! ho! Mountjoy, what an infernal fool you must be to take me seriously. I can act, too. Do you think I care about my wife? She was a fine woman once: she's a bundle of old rags now. But she has her merits. Hush! I want to know something.
text_transcription: HE SUDDENLY THREW HIS HANDKERCHIEF TO THE OTHER END OF THE ROOM AND BURST OUT LAUGHING OH MOUNTJOY WHAT AN INFERNAL FOOL YOU MUST BE TO TAKE ME SERIOUSLY I CAN ACT TOO DO YOU THINK I CARE ABOUT MY WIFE SHE WAS A FINE WOMAN ONCE SHE'S A BUNDLE OF OLD RAGS NOW BUT SHE HAS A MERIT HUSH I WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING
phonemes: hiː sˈʌdənli θɹˈuː hɪz hˈændkɚtʃˌiːf tə ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛnd ʌvðə ɹˈuːm, ænd bˈɜːst ˈaʊt lˈæfɪŋ. "hˈoʊ! hˈoʊ! mˈaʊntdʒɔɪ, wˌʌt ɐn ɪnfˈɜːnəl fˈuːl juː mˈʌst biː tə tˈeɪk mˌiː sˈɪɹiəsli. aɪ kæn ˈækt, tˈuː. dˈuː juː θˈɪŋk aɪ kˈɛɹ ɐbˌaʊt maɪ wˈaɪf? ʃiː wʌzɐ fˈaɪn wˈʊmən wˈʌns: ʃiːz ɐ bˈʌndəl ʌv ˈoʊld ɹˈæɡz nˈaʊ. bˌʌt ʃiː hɐz hɜː mˈɛɹɪts. hˈʌʃ! aɪ wˈɔnt tə nˈoʊ sˈʌmθɪŋ.