text_original: He did not seem to notice that I was there, was troubled with the weight of his diploma and shoulder  straps, and talked very patronizingly to the lady at his side, until she turned, and said to me: " Do you hear that?" 324 Half a Centuky. " Ohj yes," I replied, " and feel very grateful to the young man for liis permission to do the work he is paid for doing, but if he had reserved his patronage until some one had asked for it, it would have had more weight."
text_transcription: HE DID NOT SEEM TO NOTICE THAT I WAS THERE WAS TROUBLED WITH THE WEIGHT OF HIS DIPLOMA AND SHOULDER STRAPS AND TALKED VERY PATRONIZINGLY TO THE LADY AT HIS SIDE UNTIL SHE TURNED AND SAID TO ME DO YOU HEAR THAT OH YES I REPLIED AND FEEL VERY GRATEFUL TO THE YOUNG MAN FOR HIS PERMISSION TO DO THE WORK HE IS PAID FOR DOING BUT IF HE HAD RESERVED HIS PATRONAGE UNTIL SOME ONE HAD ASKED FOR IT IT WOULD HAVE HAD MORE WEIGHT
phonemes: hiː dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiːm tə nˈoʊɾɪs ðæt aɪ wʌz ðˈɛɹ, wʌz tɹˈʌbəld wɪððə wˈeɪt ʌv hɪz dɪplˈoʊmə ænd ʃˈoʊldɚ stɹˈæps, ænd tˈɔːkt vˈɛɹi pˈætɹənˌaɪzɪŋli tə ðə lˈeɪdi æt hɪz sˈaɪd, ʌntˈɪl ʃiː tˈɜːnd, ænd sˈɛd tə mˌiː: " dˈuː juː hˈɪɹ ðˈæt?" θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʌki. " ˈoʊdʒ jˈɛs," aɪ ɹᵻplˈaɪd, " ænd fˈiːl vˈɛɹi ɡɹˈeɪtfəl tə ðə jˈʌŋ mˈæn fɔːɹ lˈɪaɪz pɚmˈɪʃən tə dˈuː ðə wˈɜːk hiː ɪz pˈeɪd fɔːɹ dˈuːɪŋ, bˌʌt ɪf hiː hæd ɹɪzˈɜːvd hɪz pˈætɹənɪdʒ ʌntˈɪl sˈʌmwʌn hæd ˈæskt fɔːɹ ɪt, ɪt wʊdhɐv hæd mˈɔːɹ wˈeɪt."