ðˈʌs kɪˈɛlənd dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə kˈɔːl ðə nˈɑːvəl ɡˈɪft, sˌoʊ ðæt hɪz kɹˈɪɾɪk kʊd nˌɑːt klˈeɪm hiː hæd nˌɑːt wˈɔːɹnd hɪz ˈɔːdiəns.
Thus Kielland decided to call the novel Gift, so that his critic could not claim he had not warned his audience.