text_original: Nor was he haunted by suspicious fears, such as sometimes give the timid a fierce appetite for blood. For when he learnt that a noble of old family had formed a plot against his life, he took no steps to punish him, but kept him close beside him in his train, talked to him at the theatre with calm *'omposure, and even handed him a sword to Nenia. 96 98. 3 try its edge and temper, as if intent to prove that he had no mistrustful or revengeful thought.
text_transcription: NOR WAS HE HAUNTED BY SUSPICIOUS FEARS SUCH AS SOMETIMES GIVE THE TIMID A FIERCE APPETITE FOR BLOOD FOR WHEN HE LEARNT THAT A NOBLE OF OLD FAMILY HAD FORMED A PLOT AGAINST HIS LIFE HE TOOK NO STEPS TO PUNISH HIM BUT KEPT HIM CLOSE BESIDE HIM IN HIS TRAIN TALKED TO HIM AT THE THEATRE WITH CALM COMPOSURE AND EVEN HANDED HIM A SWORD TO TRY ITS EDGE AND TEMPER AS IF INTENT TO PROVE THAT HE HAD NO MISTRUSTFUL OR REVENGEFUL THOUGHT
phonemes: nˈɔːɹ wʌz hiː hˈɔːntᵻd baɪ səspˈɪʃəs fˈɪɹz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz sˈʌmtaɪmz ɡˈɪv ðə tˈɪmɪd ɐ fˈɪɹs ˈæpɪtˌaɪt fɔːɹ blˈʌd. fɔːɹ wɛn hiː lˈɜːnt ðˌæɾə nˈoʊbəl ʌv ˈoʊld fˈæmɪli hæd fˈɔːɹmd ɐ plˈɑːt ɐɡˈɛnst hɪz lˈaɪf, hiː tˈʊk nˈoʊ stˈɛps tə pˈʌnɪʃ hˌɪm, bˌʌt kˈɛpt hˌɪm klˈoʊs bᵻsˌaɪd hˌɪm ɪn hɪz tɹˈeɪn, tˈɔːkt tə hˌɪm æt ðə θˈiəɾɚ wɪð kˈɑːm ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ɑːmpˈoʊʒɚ, ænd ˈiːvən hˈændᵻd hˌɪm ɐ sˈɔːɹd tə nˈiːniə. nˈaɪnti sˈɪks nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt. θɹˈiː tɹˈaɪ ɪts ˈɛdʒ ænd tˈɛmpɚ, æz ɪf ɪntˈɛnt tə pɹˈuːv ðæt hiː hæd nˈoʊ mɪstɹˈʌstfəl ɔːɹ ɹᵻvˈɛndʒfəl θˈɔːt.