text_original: I said, 'I am not yet convinced that the time is arrived when my submission ought to cease.' 'Ah, rather, honestly confess,' he replied, 'that you shun a stern contention with that power which here detains you. But there are other means. A secret escape. If you resolve to exert yourself for that purpose    ' 'No,' I said, 'I am not weak enough to descend to artifice. Did I think it right to go, I should go openly. Then might Mr. Valmont try his opposing strength.
text_transcription: I SAID I AM NOT YET CONVINCED THAT THE TIME IS ARRIVED WHEN MY SUBMISSION OUGHT TO CEASE AH RATHER HONESTLY CONFESS HE REPLIED THAT YOU SHUN A STERN CONTENTION WITH THAT POWER WHICH HERE DETAINS YOU BUT THERE ARE OTHER MEANS A SECRET ESCAPE IF YOU RESOLVED TO EXERT YOURSELF FOR THAT PURPOSE NO I SAID I AM NOT WEAK ENOUGH TO DESCEND TO ARTIFICE DID I THINK IT RIGHT TO GO I SHOULD GO OPENLY THEN MIGHT MISTER VALMONT TRY HIS OPPOSING STRENGTH
phonemes: aɪ sˈɛd, aɪɐm nˌɑːt jˈɛt kənvˈɪnst ðætðə tˈaɪm ɪz ɚɹˈaɪvd wɛn maɪ səbmˈɪʃən ˈɔːt tə sˈiːs.ˈɑː, ɹˈæðɚ, ˈɑːnɪstli kənfˈɛs,hiː ɹᵻplˈaɪd, ðæt juː ʃˈʌn ɐ stˈɜːn kəntˈɛnʃən wɪð ðæt pˈaʊɚ wˌɪtʃ hˈɪɹ dɪtˈeɪnz juː. bˌʌt ðɛɹˌɑːɹ ˈʌðɚ mˈiːnz. ɐ sˈiːkɹᵻt ɛskˈeɪp. ɪf juː ɹᵻzˈɑːlv tʊ ɛɡzˈɜːt jɔːɹsˈɛlf fɔːɹ ðæt pˈɜːpəs nˈoʊ,aɪ sˈɛd, aɪɐm nˌɑːt wˈiːk ɪnˈʌf tə dᵻsˈɛnd tʊ ˈɑːɹɾɪfɪs. dˈɪd aɪ θˈɪŋk ɪt ɹˈaɪt tə ɡˈoʊ, aɪ ʃˌʊd ɡˌoʊ ˈoʊpənli. ðˈɛn mˌaɪt mˈɪstɚ. vˈælmɔnt tɹˈaɪ hɪz əpˈoʊzɪŋ stɹˈɛŋθ.