text_original: The Marquis de la Valette, who was then French Minister of Foreign Affairs, directed the Ambassador, Benedetti, to ask the Chancellor for an explanation ; the latter had probably already taken towards him the attitude he takes up in " Thoughts and Memories" — that he considered the question "as a Spanish question, and not a German one " ; and again, that he was " indifferent enough to the whole question."
text_transcription: THE MARQUIS DE LA VALLETTE WHO WAS THEN FRENCH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIRECTED THE AMBASSADOR BENEDETTI TO ASK THE CHANCELLOR FOR AN EXPLANATION THE LATTER HAD PROBABLY ALREADY TAKEN TOWARD HIM THE ATTITUDE HE TAKES UP IN THOUGHTS AND MEMORIES THAT HE CONSIDERED THE QUESTION AS A SPANISH QUESTION AND NOT A GERMAN ONE AND AGAIN THAT HE WAS INDIFFERENT ENOUGH TO THE WHOLE QUESTION
phonemes: ðə mɑːɹrkˈiː də lˌæ vælˈɛt, hˌuː wʌz ðˈɛn fɹˈɛntʃ mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv fˈɔːɹən ɐfˈɛɹz, dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ɐmbˈæsədɚ, bˌɛnɪdˈɛɾi, tʊ ˈæsk ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚ fɚɹən ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən ; ðə lˈæɾɚ hæd pɹˈɑːbəbli ɔːlɹˌɛdi tˈeɪkən təwˈɔːɹdz hˌɪm ðɪ ˈæɾɪtˌuːd hiː tˈeɪks ˌʌp ˈɪn " θˈɔːts ænd mˈɛmɚɹiz" — ðæt hiː kənsˈɪdɚd ðə kwˈɛstʃən "æz ɐ spˈænɪʃ kwˈɛstʃən, ænd nˌɑːɾə dʒˈɜːmən wˌʌn " ; ænd ɐɡˈɛn, ðˈæt hiː wʌz " ɪndˈɪfɹənt ɪnˈʌf tə ðə hˈoʊl kwˈɛstʃən."