ɐbˌaʊt ðɪs tˈaɪm, hˈʌnt ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd hɪz fjˈuːtʃɚ wˈaɪf, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts stˈeɪt sˈɛnəɾɚ dʒˈeɪn swˈɪft, hˈuːm hiː nˈoʊɾɪst wˌaɪl ʃiː wʌz hˈoʊldɪŋ ɐ kæmpˈeɪn sˈaɪn ɔnðə sˈaɪd əvɚ ɹˈoʊd ɪn pˈɪtsfiːld.
About this time, Hunt encountered his future wife, Massachusetts state Senator Jane Swift, whom he noticed while she was holding a campaign sign on the side of a road in Pittsfield.