A Scandal in Bohemia: Chapter 1, part 7

ðə ˈnəʊt wəz ˈʌnˈdeɪtɪd | ən wɪðˈaʊt ˈaɪðə ˈsɪɡnəʧər ɔːr əˈdres

ðəl ˈkɔːl əˈpɒn ju təˈnaɪt | ət ə ˈkɔːtə tu ˈeɪt əˈklɒk ɪt ˈsed | ə ˈʤentl̩mən hu dɪˈzaɪəz tə kənˈsʌlʧu | əˈpɒn ə ˈmætər ə ðə ˈveri ˈdiːpɪs ˈməʊmənt || jɔː ˈriːsn̩t ˈsɜːvɪsɪz | tə ˈwʌn ə ðə ˈrɔɪəl ˈhaʊzɪz əv ˈjɔːrəp | həv ˈʃəʊn ðəʧɔː ˈwʌn u meɪ ˈseɪfli bi ˈtrʌstɪd | wɪð ˈmætəz wɪʧ ər əv ən ɪmˈpɔːtn̩s | wɪʧ kən ˈhɑːdli bi ɪɡˈzæʤəreɪtɪd || ˈðɪs əˈkaʊnt əv ju | wiv frəm ˈɔːl ˈkwɔːtəz rɪˈsiːvd || ˈbiː ɪn jɔː ˈʧeɪmbə ˈðen | ət ˈðæt ˈaʊə | ən ˈdəʊnt ˈteɪk ɪt əˈmɪs | ɪf jɔː ˈvɪzɪtə ˈweər ə ˈmɑːsk

The note was undated, and without either signature or address.

“There will call upon you to-night, at a quarter to eight o'clock,” it said, “a gentleman who desires to consult you upon a matter of the very deepest moment. Your recent services to one of the royal houses of Europe have shown that you are one who may safely be trusted with matters which are of an importance which can hardly be exaggerated. This account of you we have from all quarters received. Be in your chamber then at that hour, and do not take it amiss if your visitor wear a mask.”