text_original: Then she would launch out into the praise of my proper person, and say, she was sure I would make a good husband, for I was very good natured. I began to be uneasy at the importunities of these inamoratas, whom, at another time perhaps, I might have pleased without the disagreeable sauce of matrimony, but, at present, my whole soul was engrossed by Narcissa; and I could not bear the thoughts of doing anything derogatory to the passion I entertained for her.
text_transcription: THEN SHE WOULD LAUNCH OUT INTO THE PRAISE OF MY PROPER PERSON AND SAY SHE WAS SURE I WOULD MAKE A GOOD HUSBAND FOR I WAS VERY GOOD NATURED I BEGAN TO BE UNEASY AT THE IMPORTUNITIES OF THESE ENAMORATAS WHOM AT ANOTHER TIME PERHAPS I MIGHT HAVE PLEASED WITHOUT THE DISAGREEABLE SAUCE OF MATRIMONY BUT AT PRESENT MY WHOLE SOUL WAS ENGROSSED BY NARCISSA AND I COULD NOT BEAR THE THOUGHTS OF DOING ANYTHING DEROGATORY TO THE PASSION I ENTERTAINED FOR HER
phonemes: ðˈɛn ʃiː wʊd lˈɑːntʃ ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ ðə pɹˈeɪz ʌv maɪ pɹˈɑːpɚ pˈɜːsən, ænd sˈeɪ, ʃiː wʌz ʃˈʊɹ aɪ wʊd mˌeɪk ɐ ɡˈʊd hˈʌsbənd, fɔːɹ aɪ wʌz vˈɛɹi ɡˈʊd nˈeɪtʃɚd. aɪ bɪɡˈæn təbi ʌnˈiːzi æt ðɪ ˌɪmpɔːɹtˈuːnᵻɾiz ʌv ðiːz ɪnˌæmɔːɹˈɑːɾəz, hˈuːm, æɾ ɐnˈʌðɚ tˈaɪm pɚhˈæps, aɪ mˌaɪthɐv plˈiːzd wɪðˌaʊt ðə dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːəbəl sˈɔːs ʌv mˈætɹɪməni, bˌʌt, æt pɹˈɛzənt, maɪ hˈoʊl sˈoʊl wʌz ɛŋɡɹˈoʊst baɪ nɑːɹsˈɪsə; ænd aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt bˈɛɹ ðə θˈɔːts ʌv dˌuːɪŋ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ dᵻɹˈɑːɡətˌɔːɹi tə ðə pˈæʃən aɪ ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnd fɔːɹ hɜː.