Unoccupied is usually emphasized as un-OCC-u-pied, you're using it as UN-occ-u-PIED. Appropriate is usually emphasized as a-PRO-pri-ate, you're using it as A-pro-pri-ATE.
"in the AL-cove that WAIT-ed there EMP-ty and WIDE" "At that MOM-ent it SEEMED to in-VITE me so I'LL just ex-TING-uish my CAN-dle and REST for a WHILE."
Appropriate is usually emphasized as a-PRO-pri-ate, you're using it as A-pro-pri-ATE.
"in the AL-cove that WAIT-ed there EMP-ty and WIDE"
"At that MOM-ent it SEEMED to in-VITE me so I'LL
just ex-TING-uish my CAN-dle and REST for a WHILE."