ɪn lˈɔːɹd ʌvðə sˈaɪlənt, hɪz ˈoʊn nˈɛfjuː ɹˈæmsᵻz ˈɛmɚsən ɹᵻflˈɛkts wɪð fɹʌstɹˈeɪʃən ðˈæt, wˈɛðɚ hiː ɪz ɔnðɪ ˈɛmɚsənz sˈaɪd ɔːɹ ɐɡˈɛnst ðˌɛm, ɪɾ ɪz nˌɪɹli ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə kˈætʃ hˌɪm ɪn ɐ sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən wˌɛɹ hiːz nˌɑːt wˈʌn ɔːɹ tˈuː stˈɛps ɐhˈɛd ʌv ðˌɛm.
In Lord of the Silent, his own nephew Ramses Emerson reflects with frustration that, whether he is on the Emersons' side or against them, it is nearly impossible to catch him in a situation where he's not one or two steps ahead of them.