text_original: On each occasion the pistol which he turned upon his desperate and disordered brain missed fire. Yet Clive had meant most thoroughly and consistently to kill himself. He did not, like Byron, dis  cover, after the attempt was made, that the weapon he had aimed at his life was not loaded. Each time the pistol was properly charged and primed, and each time it was the accident of the old flint lock merely causing a flash in the pan which saved his life.
text_transcription: ON EACH OCCASION THE PISTOL WHICH HE TURNED UPON HIS DESPERATE AND DISORDERED BRAIN MISSED FIRE YET CLIVE HAD MEANT MOST THOROUGHLY AND CONSISTENTLY TO KILL HIMSELF HE DID NOT LIKE BYRON DISCOVER AFTER THE ATTEMPT WAS MADE THAT THE WEAPON HE HAD AIMED AT HIS LIFE WAS NOT LOADED EACH TIME THE PISTOL WAS PROPERLY CHARGED AND PRIMED AND EACH TIME IT WAS THE ACCIDENT OF THE OLD FLINTLOCK MERELY CAUSING A FLASH IN THE PAN WHICH SAVED HIS LIFE
phonemes: ˌɔn ˈiːtʃ əkˈeɪʒən ðə pˈɪstəl wˌɪtʃ hiː tˈɜːnd əpˌɑːn hɪz dˈɛspɚɹət ænd dɪsˈɔːɹdɚd bɹˈeɪn mˈɪst fˈaɪɚ. jˈɛt klˈaɪv hæd mˈɛnt mˈoʊst θˈʌɹoʊli ænd kənsˈɪstəntli tə kˈɪl hɪmsˈɛlf. hiː dɪdnˈɑːt, lˈaɪk bˈaɪɹɑːn, dˈɪs kˈʌvɚ, ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɐtˈɛmpt wʌz mˈeɪd, ðætðə wˈɛpən hiː hæd ˈeɪmd æt hɪz lˈaɪf wʌz nˌɑːt lˈoʊdᵻd. ˈiːtʃ tˈaɪm ðə pˈɪstəl wʌz pɹˈɑːpɚli tʃˈɑːɹdʒd ænd pɹˈaɪmd, ænd ˈiːtʃ tˈaɪm ɪt wʌzðɪ ˈæksɪdənt ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld flˈɪnt lˈɑːk mˈɪɹli kˈɔːzɪŋ ɐ flˈæʃ ɪnðə pˈæn wˌɪtʃ sˈeɪvd hɪz lˈaɪf.