text_original: He swayed on one side towards the church, on the other towards the world of letters and _beaux arts_. He was by habit an athlete, and was so good a swordsman that later on he had no rival in fencing except the Chevalier de Saint George.
text_transcription: HE SWAYED ON ONE SIDE TOWARD THE CHURCH ON THE OTHER TOWARD THE WORLD OF LETTERS AND BOAZARRES HE WAS BY HABIT AN ATHLETE AND WAS SO GOOD A SWORDSMAN THAT LATER ON HE HAD NO RIVAL IN FENCING EXCEPT THE CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGE
phonemes: hiː swˈeɪd ˌɔn wˈʌn sˈaɪd təwˈɔːɹdz ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ, ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ təwˈɔːɹdz ðə wˈɜːld ʌv lˈɛɾɚz ænd bˈoʊ ˈɑːɹts. hiː wʌz baɪ hˈæbɪt ɐn ˈæθliːt, ænd wʌz sˌoʊ ɡˈʊd ɐ sˈɔːɹdzmən ðæt lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌɔn hiː hæd nˈoʊ ɹˈaɪvəl ɪn fˈɛnsɪŋ ɛksˈɛpt ðə ʃˌɛvɐlˈɪɹ də sˈeɪnt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ.