text_original: [Illustration: THE CHEVALIER D'EON] In 1755 the Prince de Conti, to whose notice the Chevalier had been brought by the above books, asked the king (Louis XV) to send him to Russia on a secret mission with the Chevalier Douglas; and from that time till the king's death in 1774 he was his trusted, loyal agent and correspondent.
text_transcription: IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY FIVE THE PRINCE DE CONTI TO WHOSE NOTICE THE CHEVALIER HAD BEEN BROUGHT BY THE ABOVE BOOKS ASKED THE KING LOUIS THE FIFTEENTH TO SEND HIM TO RUSSIA ON A SECRET MISSION WITH THE CHEVALIER DOUGLAS AND FROM THAT TIME TILL THE KING'S DEATH IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY FOUR HE WAS HIS TRUSTED LOYAL AGENT AND CORRESPONDENT
phonemes: [ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən: ðə ʃˌɛvɐlˈɪɹ dˈiːɑːn] ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ðə pɹˈɪns də kˈɑːnti, tə hˌuːz nˈoʊɾɪs ðə ʃˌɛvɐlˈɪɹ hɐdbɪn bɹˈɔːt baɪ ðɪ əbˌʌv bˈʊks, ˈæskt ðə kˈɪŋ (lˈuːi ɹˌoʊmən fˈɪftiːn) tə sˈɛnd hˌɪm tə ɹˈʌʃə ˌɔn ɐ sˈiːkɹᵻt mˈɪʃən wɪððə ʃˌɛvɐlˈɪɹ dˈʌɡləz; ænd fɹʌm ðæt tˈaɪm tˈɪl ðə kˈɪŋz dˈɛθ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ hiː wʌz hɪz tɹˈʌstᵻd, lˈɔɪəl ˈeɪdʒənt ænd kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt.