text_original: He discouraged jobs, kept down expenses. . . . When some savage Ascendency Prot  estant would come to him with tales of alarm, he usually turned the conversation into a tone of light badinage which perplexed and bafiled the man.
text_transcription: HE DISCOURAGED JOBS KEPT DOWN EXPENSES WHEN SOME SAVAGE ASCENDANCY PROTESTANT WOULD COME TO HIM WITH TALES OF ALARM HE USUALLY TURNED THE CONVERSATION INTO A TONE OF LIGHT BODENAGE WHICH PERPLEXED AND BAFFLED THE MAN
phonemes: hiː dɪskˈɜːɹɪdʒd dʒˈɑːbz, kˈɛpt dˌaʊn ɛkspˈɛnsᵻz. . . . wˌɛn sˌʌm sˈævɪdʒ ɐsˈɛndənsi pɹˈɑːt ˈɛstənt wʊd kˈʌm tə hˌɪm wɪð tˈeɪlz ʌv ɐlˈɑːɹm, hiː jˈuːʒuːəli tˈɜːnd ðə kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən ˌɪntʊ ɐ tˈoʊn ʌv lˈaɪt bˈædɪnɪdʒ wˌɪtʃ pɚplˈɛkst ænd bˈæfaɪld ðə mˈæn.