text_original: The dinner ended less gaily than Pencroft had hoped. So, then, the island was, or had been, inhabited by others than the settlers. Proved as it was by the incident of the bullet, it was hereafter an unquestionable fact, and such a discovery could not but cause great uneasiness amongst the colonists.
text_transcription: THE DINNER ENDED LESS GAILY THAN PENCROFT HAD HOPED SO THEN THE ISLAND WAS OR HAD BEEN INHABITED BY OTHERS THAN THE SETTLERS PROVED AS IT WAS BY THE INCIDENT OF THE BULLET IT WAS HEREAFTER AN UNQUESTIONABLE FACT AND SUCH A DISCOVERY COULD NOT BUT CAUSE GREAT UNEASINESS AMONGST THE COLONISTS
phonemes: ðə dˈɪnɚɹ ˈɛndᵻd lˈɛs ɡˈeɪli ðɐn pˈɛŋkɹɔft hæd hˈoʊpt. sˈoʊ, ðˈɛn, ðɪ ˈaɪlənd wʌz, ɔːɹ hɐdbɪn, ɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd baɪ ˈʌðɚz ðɐn ðə sˈɛtlɚz. pɹˈuːvd æz ɪt wʌz baɪ ðɪ ˈɪnsɪdənt ʌvðə bˈʊlɪt, ɪt wʌz hɪɹˈæftɚɹ ɐn ʌŋkwˈɛstʃənəbəl fˈækt, ænd sˈʌtʃ ɐ dɪskˈʌvɚɹi kʊd nˌɑːt bˌʌt kˈɔːz ɡɹˈeɪt ʌnˈiːzinəs ɐmˌʌŋst ðə kˈɑːlənˌɪsts.