text_original: While he was staying at the Chateau de Ferrieres Bismarck had received an ambiguous personage called Regnier, who introduced himself as an emissary of the Empress and attempted for some time to play the part of intermediary between the Prussian Headquarters and the Army of Metz.
text_transcription: WHILE HE WAS STAYING AT THE CHATEAU DE VIRIERE BISMARCK HAD RECEIVED AMBIGUOUS PERSONAGE CALLED REGNIER WHO INTRODUCED HIMSELF AS AN EMISSARY OF THE EMPRESS AND ATTEMPTED FOR SOME TIME TO PLAY THE PART OF INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THE PRUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS AND THE ARMY OF MESS
phonemes: wˌaɪl hiː wʌz stˈeɪɪŋ æt ðə ʃˈæɾoʊ də fˌɛɹiˈɛɹz bˈɪsmɑːɹk hæd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐn æmbˈɪɡjuːəs pˈɜːsənɪdʒ kˈɔːld ɹᵻɡnˈɪɹ, hˌuː ˌɪntɹədˈuːst hɪmsˈɛlf æz ɐn ˈɛmɪsɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɹɛs ænd ɐtˈɛmptᵻd fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm tə plˈeɪ ðə pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiːɚɹi bᵻtwˌiːn ðə pɹˈʌʃən hɛdkwˈɔːɹɾɚz ænd ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌv mˈɛts.