text_original: Scepticism itself could not, for a while at all events, refuse to believe that the Spaniards had cut off Jenkins's ear, when, behold ! there was the ear itself to tell the story. Later on, indeed. Scep  ticism did begin to assert herself.
text_transcription: SKEPTICISM ITSELF COULD NOT FOR A WHILE AT ALL EVENTS REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE SPANIARDS HAD CUT OFF JENKINS'S EAR WHEN BEHOLD THERE WAS THE EAR ITSELF TO TELL THE STORY LATER ON INDEED SKEPTICISM DID BEGIN TO ASSERT HERSELF
phonemes: skˈɛptɪsˌɪzəm ɪtsˈɛlf kʊd nˈɑːt, fɚɹə wˈaɪl æɾ ˈɔːl ᵻvˈɛnts, ɹᵻfjˈuːz tə bᵻlˈiːv ðætðə spˈænɪɚdz hæd kˈʌt ˈɔf dʒˈɛŋkɪnzᵻz ˈɪɹ, wˌɛn, bᵻhˈoʊld ! ðɛɹwˌʌz ðɪ ˈɪɹ ɪtsˈɛlf tə tˈɛl ðə stˈɔːɹi. lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɔn, ˌɪndˈiːd. sˈɛp tˈɪsɪzəm dˈɪd bɪɡˈɪn tʊ ɐsˈɜːt hɜːsˈɛlf.