text_original: The embarrassment was all on my side. "We spoke of it last evening. I remember well when it was taken. It was the costume I wore at Chantilly, and Monsieur le Prince complimented me, and the next day the painter himself came to our hotel in the Rue de Bretagne and asked the honor of painting me."
text_transcription: THE EMBARRASSMENT WAS ALL ON MY SIDE WE SPOKE OF IT LAST EVENING I REMEMBER WELL WHEN IT WAS TAKEN IT WAS THE COSTUME I WORE AT CHANTELLI AND MONSIEUR LE PRINCE COMPLIMENTED ME AND THE NEXT DAY THE PAINTER HIMSELF CAME TO OUR HOTEL IN THE RUE DE BRETAIGNE AND ASKED THE HONOR OF PAINTING ME
phonemes: ðɪ ɛmbˈæɹəsmənt wʌz ˈɔːl ˌɔn maɪ sˈaɪd. "wiː spˈoʊk ʌv ɪt lˈæst ˈiːvnɪŋ. aɪ ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ wˈɛl wɛn ɪt wʌz tˈeɪkən. ɪt wʌzðə kˈɔstuːm aɪ wˈɔːɹ æt tʃˈæntəli, ænd məsjˈɜː lə pɹˈɪns kˈɑːmplɪməntᵻd mˌiː, ænd ðə nˈɛkst dˈeɪ ðə pˈeɪntɚ hɪmsˈɛlf kˈeɪm tʊ ˌaʊɚ hoʊtˈɛl ɪnðə ɹˈuː də bɹˈɛɾæɡni ænd ˈæskt ðɪ ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv pˈeɪntɪŋ mˌiː."