text_original: We knew he had no confidence in his power to manage those horses, though we also knew he would do his best to save us from harm ; but as darkness closed around us, I think we felt like babes in the woods, and shuddered with vague fear as much as with cold and damp.
text_transcription: WE KNEW HE HAD NO CONFIDENCE IN HIS POWER TO MANAGE THOSE HORSES THOUGH WE ALSO KNEW HE WOULD DO HIS BEST TO SAVE US FROM HARM BUT AS DARKNESS CLOSED AROUND US I THINK WE FELT LIKE BABES IN THE WOODS AND SHUDDERED WITH VAGUE FEAR AS MUCH AS WITH COLD AND DAMP
phonemes: wiː nˈuː hiː hæd nˈoʊ kˈɑːnfɪdəns ɪn hɪz pˈaʊɚ tə mˈænɪdʒ ðoʊz hˈɔːɹsᵻz, ðˌoʊ wiː ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈuː hiː wʊd dˈuː hɪz bˈɛst tə sˈeɪv ˌʌs fɹʌm hˈɑːɹm ; bˌʌt æz dˈɑːɹknəs klˈoʊzd ɚɹˈaʊnd ˌʌs, aɪ θˈɪŋk wiː fˈɛlt lˈaɪk bˈeɪbz ɪnðə wˈʊdz, ænd ʃˈʌdɚd wɪð vˈeɪɡ fˈɪɹ æz mˈʌtʃ æz wɪð kˈoʊld ænd dˈæmp.