text_original: He had been spared all needless irritation. Before his waking, Christina had been at the priest's cell, and had received his last blessings and counsels, and she had, on the way back, exchanged her farewells and tears with her two dearest friends, Barbara Schmidt, and Regina Grundt, confiding to the former her cage of doves, and to the latter the myrtle, which, like every German maiden, she cherished in her window, to supply her future bridal wreath.
text_transcription: HE HAD BEEN SPARED ALL NEEDLESS IRRITATION BEFORE HIS WAKING CHRISTINA HAD BEEN AT THE PRIEST'S CELL AND HAD RECEIVED HIS LAST BLESSINGS AND COUNSELS AND SHE HAD ON THE WAY BACK EXCHANGED HER FAREWELLS AND TEARS WITH HER TWO DEAREST FRIENDS BARBARA SCHMIDT AND REGINA GRUNT CONFIDING TO THE FORMER HER CAGE OF DOVES AND TO THE LATTER THE MYRTLE WHICH LIKE EVERY GERMAN MAIDEN SHE CHERISHED IN HER WINDOW TO SUPPLY HER FUTURE BRIDAL WEALTH
phonemes: hiː hɐdbɪn spˈɛɹd ˈɔːl nˈiːdləs ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən. bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz wˈeɪkɪŋ, kɹɪstˈiːnə hɐdbɪn æt ðə pɹˈiːsts sˈɛl, ænd hæd ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz lˈæst blˈɛsɪŋz ænd kˈaʊnsəlz, ænd ʃiː hˌæd, ɔnðə wˈeɪ bˈæk, ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒd hɜː fɛɹwˈɛlz ænd tˈɪɹz wɪð hɜː tˈuː dˈɪɹɪst fɹˈɛndz, bˈɑːɹbɚɹə ʃmˈɪt, ænd ɹᵻdʒˈiːnə ɡɹˈʌnt, kənfˈaɪdɪŋ tə ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ hɜː kˈeɪdʒ ʌv dˈʌvz, ænd tə ðə lˈæɾɚ ðə mˈɜːɾəl, wˈɪtʃ, lˈaɪk ˈɛvɹi dʒˈɜːmən mˈeɪdən, ʃiː tʃˈɛɹɪʃt ɪn hɜː wˈɪndoʊ, tə səplˈaɪ hɜː fjˈuːtʃɚ bɹˈaɪdəl ɹˈiːθ.