text_original: He was confounded and dismayed at this message, when he understood it was sent by a soldier; though he was conscious to himself of no crime, all that he had heard of the Bastille appeared to his imagination with aggravated horror, but it was not before I had waited a considerable time that he had resolution enough to bid the servant show me up stairs.
text_transcription: HE WAS CONFOUNDED AND DISMAYED AT THIS MESSAGE WHEN HE UNDERSTOOD IT WAS SENT BY A SOLDIER THOUGH HE WAS CONSCIOUS TO HIMSELF OF NO CRIME ALL THAT HE HAD HEARD OF THE BASTILLE APPEARED TO HIS IMAGINATION WITH AGGRAVATED HORROR BUT IT WAS NOT BEFORE I HAD WAITED A CONSIDERABLE TIME THAT HE HAD A RESOLUTION ENOUGH TO BID THE SERVANT SHOW ME UPSTAIRS
phonemes: hiː wʌz kənfˈaʊndᵻd ænd dɪsmˈeɪd æt ðɪs mˈɛsɪdʒ, wˌɛn hiː ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ɪt wʌz sˈɛnt baɪ ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚ; ðˌoʊ hiː wʌz kˈɑːnʃəs tə hɪmsˈɛlf ʌv nˈoʊ kɹˈaɪm, ˈɔːl ðæt hiː hæd hˈɜːd ʌvðə bˈæstɪl ɐpˈɪɹd tə hɪz ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən wɪð ˈæɡɹɐvˌeɪɾᵻd hˈɔɹɚ, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt bᵻfˌɔːɹ aɪ hæd wˈeɪɾᵻd ɐ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl tˈaɪm ðæt hiː hæd ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən ɪnˈʌf tə bˈɪd ðə sˈɜːvənt ʃˈoʊ mˌiː ˌʌp stˈɛɹz.