If at any jovial meeting, any man retired, for however short a time, he was obliged, before he was permitted to resume his seat, to make an apology for his absence in rhyme.
ɪf æɾ ˌɛni dʒˈoʊvɪəl mˈiːɾɪŋ, ˌɛni mˈæn ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd, fɔːɹ haʊˈɛvɚ ʃˈɔːɹt ɐ tˈaɪm, hiː wʌz əblˈaɪdʒd, bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː wʌz pɚmˈɪɾᵻd tə ɹᵻzˈuːm hɪz sˈiːt, tə mˌeɪk ɐn ɐpˈɑːlədʒi fɔːɹ hɪz ˈæbsəns ɪn ɹˈaɪm.