But he kept his work, and his plans for work, in angry privacy and even I would not have been answered if I had ever asked.
bˌʌt hiː kˈɛpt hɪz wˈɜːk, ænd hɪz plˈænz fɔːɹ wˈɜːk, ɪn ˈæŋɡɹi pɹˈaɪvəsi ænd ˈiːvən aɪ wʊd nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn ˈænsɚd ɪf aɪ hæd ˈɛvɚɹ ˈæskt.