text_original: The best thing Bismarck could do, under the circumstances, was to ascertain for himself what were Napoleon's inclinations ; a personal inquiry and a few hours of intimate conversation would give him more than all the reports of official agents. He determined to pay a visit to the Emperor, who was then in villegiatura at Biarritz. His wife and daughter accompanied him on this journey, as if to deprive it of any State char  acter.
text_transcription: THE BEST THING BISMARCK COULD DO UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES WAS TO ASCERTAIN FOR HIMSELF WHAT WERE NAPOLEON'S INCLINATIONS A PERSONAL INQUIRY AND A FEW HOURS OF INTIMATE CONVERSATION WOULD GIVE HIM MORE THAN ALL THE REPORTS OF OFFICIAL AGENTS HE DETERMINED TO PAY A VISIT TO THE EMPEROR WHO WAS THEN IN VILLEGIATURA AT BIERIZZ HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER ACCOMPANIED HIM ON THIS JOURNEY AS IF TO DEPRIVE IT OF ANY STATE CHARACTER
phonemes: ðə bˈɛst θˈɪŋ bˈɪsmɑːɹk kʊd dˈuː, ˌʌndɚ ðə sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz, wʌz tʊ ˌæsɚtˈeɪn fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf wʌt wɜː nɐpˈoʊlɪənz ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃənz ; ɐ pˈɜːsənəl ˈɪŋkwɚɹi ænd ɐ fjˈuː ˈaʊɚz ʌv ˈɪntᵻmət kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən wʊd ɡˈɪv hˌɪm mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ˈɔːl ðə ɹᵻpˈɔːɹts ʌv əfˈɪʃəl ˈeɪdʒənts. hiː dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə pˈeɪ ɐ vˈɪzɪt tə ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, hˌuː wʌz ðˈɛn ɪn vˈɪlɪdʒˌɪɐtʃɚɹə æt bˈaɪɚɹɪts. hɪz wˈaɪf ænd dˈɔːɾɚɹ ɐkˈʌmpənid hˌɪm ˌɔn ðɪs dʒˈɜːni, æz ɪf tə dᵻpɹˈaɪv ɪɾ ʌv ˌɛni stˈeɪt tʃˈɑːɹ ˈæktɚ.