bˌʌt ðə nˈɛkst dˈeɪ hiː dᵻpˈɑːɹts ɐɡˈɛn, ðɪs tˈaɪm ɪnðə kˈʌmpəni ʌv hɪz stˈɛpdˈɔːɾɚ, tˈeɪkɪŋ hɜː tə spˈɛnd kɹˈɪsməs ɪn ʃˈɛpɚdz bˈʊʃ wɪð hɜː lˈɔŋ ˈæbsənt mˈʌðɚ.
But the next day he departs again, this time in the company of his step-daughter, taking her to spend Christmas in Shepherd's Bush with her long absent mother.