text_original: First, there was Madame Gravois' story to listen to as she bustled about giving orders to a kinky haired negro girl concerning my dinner. Then came the dinner, excellent  if I could have eaten it. The virtues of the former Monsieur Gravois were legion.
text_transcription: FIRST THERE WAS MADAME GRAVOIS' STORY TO LISTEN TO AND SHE BUSTLED ABOUT GIVING ORDERS TO A KINKY HAIRED NEGRO GIRL CONCERNING MY DINNER THEN CAME THE DINNER EXCELLENT IF I COULD HAVE EATEN IT THE VIRTUES OF THE FORMER MONSIEUR GRAVOIS WERE LEGION
phonemes: fˈɜːst, ðɛɹwˌʌz mˈædəm ɡɹɐvwˈɑː stˈɔːɹi tə lˈɪsən tʊ æz ʃiː bˈʌsəld ɐbˌaʊt ɡˈɪvɪŋ ˈɔːɹdɚz tʊ ɐ kˈɪŋki hˈɛɹd nˈiːɡɹoʊ ɡˈɜːl kənsˈɜːnɪŋ maɪ dˈɪnɚ. ðˈɛn kˈeɪm ðə dˈɪnɚ, ˈɛksələnt ɪf aɪ kˌʊdɐv ˈiːʔn̩ ɪt. ðə vˈɜːtʃuːz ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚ məsjˈɜː ɡɹɐvwˈɑː wɜː lˈiːdʒən.