haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪn dᵻɹˈɛkʃən sˈiːmɪŋli pɹˈɑːmɪst baɪ hˈæmɪts nˈuː lˈaɪtnəs ʌv tˈʌtʃ dɪdnˌɑːt pɹɪvˈɛnt dˈʌbəljˌuː. ˈeɪtʃ. ˈɔːdən fɹʌm ɹˈiːdɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ɪɾ ɐ mˈoːɹ tʃˈæləndʒˌɪŋ sˈʌbtɛkst.
However, the change in direction seemingly promised by Hammett's new lightness of touch did not prevent W. H. Auden from reading into it a more challenging subtext.