ɪɾ ɪz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðˈʌs æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə bˈʊk: "ɪt wʌzɐ ɡɹˈeɪ, tʃˈɪli ˈiːvnɪŋ, θɹˈɛʔn̩ɪŋ ɹˈeɪn; baɪ ðə tˈaɪm aɪ ɹˈiːtʃt ðə bˈɑːɾəm ʌv hˈɑːspɪɾəl hˈɪl, ɪt wʌz kwˈaɪt dˈɑːɹk.
It is described thus at the end of the book: "It was a grey, chilly evening, threatening rain; by the time I reached the bottom of Hospital Hill, it was quite dark.