text_original: He positively declines to tell his name, his age, and his lodgings. Such revelations, he explains, ' would indeed draw me out of that obscurity which I have enjoyed for many years, and expose me in public places to several salutes and civilities, which have been always very disagreeable to me; for the greatest pain I can suffer, is the being talked to, and being stared at.
text_transcription: HE POSITIVELY DECLINES TO TELL HIS NAME HIS AGE AND HIS LODGINGS SUCH REVELATIONS HE EXPLAINS WOULD INDEED DRAW ME OUT OF THAT OBSCURITY WHICH I HAVE ENJOYED FOR MANY YEARS AND EXPOSE ME IN PUBLIC PLACES TO SEVERAL SALUTES AND CIVILITIES WHICH HAVE BEEN ALWAYS VERY DISAGREEABLE TO ME FOR THE GREATEST PAIN I CAN SUFFER IS THE BEING TALKED TO AND BEING STARED AT
phonemes: hiː pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪvli dᵻklˈaɪnz tə tˈɛl hɪz nˈeɪm, hɪz ˈeɪdʒ, ænd hɪz lˈɑːdʒɪŋz. sˈʌtʃ ɹˌɛvɪlˈeɪʃənz, hiː ɛksplˈeɪnz, wʊd ˌɪndˈiːd dɹˈɔː mˌiː ˌaʊɾəv ðæt əbskjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ aɪ hæv ɛndʒˈɔɪd fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz, ænd ɛkspˈoʊz mˌiː ɪn pˈʌblɪk plˈeɪsᵻz tə sˈɛvɹəl səlˈuːts ænd sɪvˈɪlᵻɾiz, wˌɪtʃ hɐvbɪn ˈɔːlweɪz vˈɛɹi dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːəbəl tə mˌiː; fɚðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst pˈeɪn aɪ kæn sˈʌfɚ, ɪz ðə bˌiːɪŋ tˈɔːkt tuː, ænd bˌiːɪŋ stˈɛɹd æt.