text_original: At that time Durham was regarded as a brilliant, eccentric sort of man, a perfervid reformer on whose perseverance or consistency no one could reckon for a moment  perhaps the comet of a season, but if so then surely a comet of a season only.
text_transcription: AT THAT TIME DURHAM WAS REGARDED AS A BRILLIANT ECCENTRIC SORT OF MAN A PERFERVID REFORMER ON WHOSE PERSEVERANCE OR CONSISTENCY NO ONE COULD RECKON FOR A MOMENT PERHAPS THE COMET OF A SEASON BUT IF SO THEN SURELY A COMET OF A SEASON ONLY
phonemes: æt ðæt tˈaɪm dˈʌɹəm wʌz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɐ bɹˈɪliənt, ɛksˈɛntɹɪk sˈɔːɹt ʌv mˈæn, ɐ pˈɜːfɚvˌɪd ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˌɔn hˌuːz pˌɜːsɪvˈɪɹəns ɔːɹ kənsˈɪstənsi nˈoʊwˈʌn kʊd ɹˈɛkən fɚɹə mˈoʊmənt pɚhˈæps ðə kˈɑːmɪt əvə sˈiːzən, bˌʌt ɪf sˌoʊ ðˈɛn ʃˈʊɹli ɐ kˈɑːmɪt əvə sˈiːzən ˈoʊnli.