text_original: But it was not, one imagines, a periect school of manners. As regards the life led on board the merchant ship, it seems to have been much the same as that in the Boyal Navy ; the men were perhaps knocked about more and flogged less; there was little discipline, but much swearing, cu^ng, and, in case of mutiny, the officers had to be ready to fell the mutineers with the first weapon thatcame handy — a marline spike, a cutlass, or anything.
text_transcription: BUT IT WAS NOT ONE IMAGINES A PERFECT SCHOOL OF MANNERS AS REGARDS THE LIFE LED ON BOARD THE MERCHANT SHIP IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MUCH THE SAME AS THAT IN THE ROYAL NAVY THE MEN WERE PERHAPS KNOCKED ABOUT MORE AND FLOGGED LESS THERE WAS LITTLE DISCIPLINE BUT MUCH SWEARING CUFFING AND IN CASE OF MUTINY THE OFFICERS HAD TO BE READY TO FELL THE MUTINEERS WITH THE FIRST WEAPON THAT CAME HANDY A MARLINE SPIKE A CUTLASS OR ANYTHING
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪt wʌz nˈɑːt, wˈʌn ɪmˈædʒɪnz, ɐ pˈɪɹiˌɛkt skˈuːl ʌv mˈænɚz. æz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdz ðə lˈaɪf lˈɛd ˌɔn bˈɔːɹd ðə mˈɜːtʃənt ʃˈɪp, ɪt sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn mˈʌtʃ ðə sˈeɪm æz ðæt ɪnðə bˈɔɪəl nˈeɪvi ; ðə mˈɛn wɜː pɚhˈæps nˈɑːkt ɐbˌaʊt mˈɔːɹ ænd flˈɑːɡd lˈɛs; ðɛɹwˌʌz lˈɪɾəl dˈɪsɪplˌɪn, bˌʌt mˈʌtʃ swˈɛɹɪŋ, kˈuː ˌɛndʒˈiː, ænd, ɪn kˈeɪs ʌv mjˈuːtɪni, ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚz hædtə biː ɹˈɛdi tə fˈɛl ðə mjˌuːtɪnˈɪɹz wɪððə fˈɜːst wˈɛpən θˈætkeɪm hˈændi — ɐ mˈɑːɹlaɪn spˈaɪk, ɐ kˈʌtləs, ɔːɹ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ.