Excellent. I have them now. many thanks!
[root@kindle root]#
flite " "; flite "test test"
Works great.
Some documentation
http://nerdvittles.com/aah2/flite.html
I have noted the lag time...
[root@kindle root]#
flite "1 2 3 "; is about the amount of time it takes for the soundcard to kick in.