bˌʌt hiː kˈɛpt hɪz wˈɜːk, ænd hɪz plˈænz fɔːɹ wˈɜːk, ɪn ˈæŋɡɹi pɹˈaɪvəsi ænd ˈiːvən aɪ wʊd nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn ˈænsɚd ɪf aɪ hæd ˈɛvɚɹ ˈæskt.
But he kept his work, and his plans for work, in angry privacy and even I would not have been answered if I had ever asked.