text_original: There was an agreement between her brother and herself that as long as all went well with him he should send a blank sheet in this way once a quarter ; and she thus had tidings of him without expense of post  age.
text_transcription: THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN HER BROTHER AND HERSELF THAT AS LONG AS ALL WENT WELL WITH HIM HE SHOULD SEND A BLANK SHEET IN THIS WAY ONCE A QUARTER AND SHE THUS HAD TIDINGS OF HIM WITHOUT EXPENSE OF POSTAGE
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ɐɡɹˈiːmənt bᵻtwˌiːn hɜː bɹˈʌðɚ ænd hɜːsˈɛlf ðæt æz lˈɔŋ æz ˈɔːl wɛnt wˈɛl wɪð hˌɪm hiː ʃˌʊd sˈɛnd ɐ blˈæŋk ʃˈiːt ɪn ðɪs wˈeɪ wˈʌns ɐ kwˈɔːɹɾɚ ; ænd ʃiː ðˈʌs hæd tˈaɪdɪŋz ʌv hˌɪm wɪðˌaʊt ɛkspˈɛns ʌv pˈoʊst ˈeɪdʒ.