text_original: I had never heard of any woman save Mary Kingston working in an office. Her father, a prominent lawyer, had employed her as his clerk, when his office was in their dwelling, and the situ  tion was remarkable and very painful; and here was I, looking not more than twenty, proposing to come into the office of the handsome stranger who sat bend  ing over his desk that he might not see me blush for the unwomanly intent.
text_transcription: I HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANY WOMAN SAVE MARY KINGSTON WORKING IN AN OFFICE HER FATHER A PROMINENT LAWYER HAD EMPLOYED HER AS HIS CLERK WHEN HIS OFFICE WAS IN THEIR DWELLINGS AND THE SITUATION WAS REMARKABLE AND VERY PAINFUL AND HERE WAS I LOOKING NOT MORE THAN TWENTY PROPOSING TO COME INTO THE OFFICE OF THE HANDSOME STRANGER WHO SAT BENDING OVER HIS DESK THAT HE MIGHT NOT SEE ME BLUSH FOR THE UNWOMANLY INTENT
phonemes: aɪ hæd nˈɛvɚ hˈɜːd ʌv ˌɛni wˈʊmən sˈeɪv mˈɛɹi kˈɪŋstən wˈɜːkɪŋ ɪn ɐn ˈɑːfɪs. hɜː fˈɑːðɚ, ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt lˈɔɪɚ, hæd ɛmplˈɔɪd hɜːɹ æz hɪz klˈɜːk, wˌɛn hɪz ˈɑːfɪs wʌz ɪn ðɛɹ dwˈɛlɪŋ, ænd ðə sˈɪɾuː tɪˈɑːn wʌz ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl ænd vˈɛɹi pˈeɪnfəl; ænd hˈɪɹ wʌz ˈaɪ, lˈʊkɪŋ nˌɑːt mˈɔːɹ ðɐn twˈɛnti, pɹəpˈoʊzɪŋ tə kˈʌm ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌvðə hˈændsʌm stɹˈeɪndʒɚ hˌuː sˈæt bˈɛnd ˈɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ hɪz dˈɛsk ðæt hiː mˌaɪt nˌɑːt sˈiː mˌiː blˈʌʃ fɚðɪ ʌnwˈʊmənli ɪntˈɛnt.