A Scandal in Bohemia: Chapter 1, part 11

aɪ ˈθɪŋk ðət aɪb ˈbetə ˈɡəʊ ˈhəʊmz

ˈnɒt ə ˈbɪt ˈdɒktə | ˈsteɪ weə ju ˈɑː | aɪm ˈlɒs | wɪðˈaʊp maɪ ˈbɒzwel || ən ðɪs ˈprɒmɪsɪz tə bi ˈɪntrəstɪŋ || ɪt əb bi ə ˈpɪti tə ˈmɪs ɪt

bəʧɔː ˈklaɪənt

ˈnevə ˈmaɪnd ˈhɪm || aɪ ˈmeɪ ˈwɒnʧɔː ˈhelp | ən ˈsəʊ ˈmeɪ ˈhiː || ˈhɪər | i ˈkʌmz || ˈsɪt ˈdaʊn ɪn ˈðæt ˈɑːmʧeə | ˈdɒktə | əŋ ˈɡɪv əs jɔː ˈbest əˈtenʃn̩

ə ˈsləʊ ən ˈhevi ˈstep | wɪʧ əb biːn ˈhɜːd əˈpɒn ðə ˈsteəz | ən ɪn ðə ˈpæsɪʤ | ˈpɔːzd ɪˈmiːdiətli ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈdɔː || ˈðen ðə wəz ə ˈlaʊd ən ɔːˈθɒrətətɪv ˈtæp

ˈkʌm ˈɪn ˈsed ˈhəʊmz

“I think that I had better go, Holmes.”

“Not a bit, Doctor. Stay where you are. I am lost without my Boswell. And this promises to be interesting. It would be a pity to miss it.”

“But your client—”

“Never mind him. I may want your help, and so may he. Here he comes. Sit down in that armchair, Doctor, and give us your best attention.”

A slow and heavy step, which had been heard upon the stairs and in the passage, paused immediately outside the door. Then there was a loud and authoritative tap.

“Come in!” said Holmes.