skˈɑːt ɪmˈiːdɪətli ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə hɪz ˈoʊld wˈeɪz ʌv spɹˈɛdɪŋ ʌnbᵻlˈiːvəbəl tˈeɪlz ɐbˌaʊt hɪz mˈaɪn, wˌɪtʃ dʒˈɑːnsən dˈɪd nˈʌθɪŋ tə dɪskˈɜːɹɪdʒ, ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ ɪɾ æz mˈɪɹli ɐmjˈuːzmənt.
Scott immediately returned to his old ways of spreading unbelievable tales about his mine, which Johnson did nothing to discourage, regarding it as merely amusement.