ɪf hiː hæd nˈoʊ tˈælənt fɔːɹ pˈoʊɪtɹi, ɔːɹ ɪf, fɹʌm hjˈuːmɚ hiː dɪdnˌɑːt tʃˈuːz tə kəmplˈaɪ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˈɛldəm ðə kˈeɪs, hiː wʌz əblˈaɪdʒd tə pˈeɪ sˈʌtʃ ɐ pɹəpˈoːɹʃən ʌvðə ɹˈɛkənɪŋ æz ðə kˈʌmpəni θˈɔːt pɹˈɑːpɚ tə pɹəpˈoʊz.
If he had no talent for poetry, or if, from humour he did not choose to comply, which was seldom the case, he was obliged to pay such a proportion of the reckoning as the company thought proper to propose.