text_original: Having thus established himself her confidant and gossip, he knew his next step of promotion would necessarily be to the degree of her lover; and in that belief resolved to play the same game with Mademoiselle Wilhelmina, whose complexion was very much akin to that of her stepmother; indeed they resembled each other too much to live upon any terms of friendship or even decorum.
text_transcription: HAVING THUS ESTABLISHED HIMSELF HER CONFIDANTE AND GOSSIP HE KNEW HIS NEXT STEP OF PROMOTION WOULD NECESSARILY BE TO THE DEGREE OF HER LOVER AND IN THAT BELIEF RESOLVED TO PLAY THE SAME GAME WITH MADEMOISELLE WILHEMINA WHOSE COMPLEXION WAS VERY MUCH AKIN TO THAT OF HER STEPMOTHER INDEED THEY RESEMBLED EACH OTHER TOO MUCH TO LIVE UPON ANY TERMS OF FRIENDSHIP OR EVEN DECORUM
phonemes: hˌævɪŋ ðˈʌs ɪstˈæblɪʃt hɪmsˈɛlf hɜː kˈɑːnfɪdˌɑːnt ænd ɡˈɑːsɪp, hiː nˈuː hɪz nˈɛkst stˈɛp ʌv pɹəmˈoʊʃən wʊd nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli biː tə ðə dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv hɜː lˈʌvɚ; ænd ɪn ðæt bᵻlˈiːf ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə plˈeɪ ðə sˈeɪm ɡˈeɪm wɪð mˈædəməzˌɛl wˌɪlhəlmˈiːnə, hˌuːz kəmplˈɛkʃən wʌz vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ ɐkˈɪn tə ðæt ʌv hɜː stˈɛpmʌðɚ; ˌɪndˈiːd ðeɪ ɹᵻzˈɛmbəld ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ tˈuː mʌtʃ tə lˈɪv əpˌɑːn ˌɛni tˈɜːmz ʌv fɹˈɛndʃɪp ɔːɹ ˈiːvən dᵻkˈɔːɹəm.