text_original: He could not understand what was hon  orable by instinct to an English mind. He was quick to take an advantage, long suffering, sly, nursing his revenge in silence like a vindictive slave, until at last the moment of retribution should be his ; sufficiently truthful and brave to have grown noble in another atmosphere, but with a ready bent to underhand and brooding 238 EMILY BRONTE. vengeance. Insensible, it seemed, to gratitude.
text_transcription: HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HONORABLE BY INSTINCT TO AN ENGLISH MIND HE WAS QUICK TO TAKE AN ADVANTAGE LONG SUFFERING SLY NURSING HIS REVENGE IN SILENCE LIKE A VINDICTIVE SLAVE UNTIL AT LAST THE MOMENT OF RETRIBUTION SHOULD BE HIS SUFFICIENTLY TRUTHFUL AND BRAVE TO HAVE GROWN NOBLE IN ANOTHER ATMOSPHERE BUT WITH A READY BENT TO UNDERHAND AND BROODING VENGEANCE INSENSIBLE IT SEEMED TO GRATITUDE
phonemes: hiː kʊd nˌɑːt ˌʌndɚstˈænd wʌt wʌz hˈɑːn ˈɔːɹəbəl baɪ ˈɪnstɪŋkt tʊ ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ mˈaɪnd. hiː wʌz kwˈɪk tə tˈeɪk ɐn ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ, lˈɔŋ sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ, slˈaɪ, nˈɜːsɪŋ hɪz ɹᵻvˈɛndʒ ɪn sˈaɪləns lˈaɪk ɐ vɪndˈɪktɪv slˈeɪv, ʌntˈɪl æt lˈæst ðə mˈoʊmənt ʌv ɹˌɛtɹɪbjˈuːʃən ʃˌʊd biː hˈɪz ; səfˈɪʃəntli tɹˈuːθfəl ænd bɹˈeɪv tə hæv ɡɹˈoʊn nˈoʊbəl ɪn ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ˈætməsfˌɪɹ, bˌʌt wɪð ɐ ɹˈɛdi bˈɛnt tʊ ˌʌndɚhˈænd ænd bɹˈuːdɪŋ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ˈɛmᵻli bɹˈɔnt. vˈɛndʒəns. ɪnsˈɛnsᵻbəl, ɪt sˈiːmd, tə ɡɹˈæɾɪtˌuːd.