text_original: In his early manhood he appears to have had the gift of forming close friendships with men of genius and of noble impulse, but their example never told upon him, and as one cause or other removed them from his side his career bore with it no trace of their influence or their inspiration. No one ever seems to have loved him except Mrs. Fitzherbert alone, and we have seen how that love was repaid.
text_transcription: IN HIS EARLY MANHOOD HE APPEARS TO HAVE HAD THE GIFT OF FORMING CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS WITH MEN OF GENIUS AND OF NOBLE IMPULSE BUT THEIR EXAMPLE NEVER TOLD UPON HIM AND AS ONE CAUSE OR OTHER REMOVED THEM FROM HIS SIDE HIS CAREER BORE WITH IT NO TRACE OF THEIR INFLUENCE OR THEIR INSPIRATION NO ONE EVER SEEMS TO HAVE LOVED HIM EXCEPT MISSUS FITZ HERBERT ALONE AND WE HAVE SEEN HOW THAT LOVE WAS REPAID
phonemes: ɪn hɪz ˈɜːli mˈænhʊd hiː ɐpˈɪɹz tə hæv hæd ðə ɡˈɪft ʌv fˈɔːɹmɪŋ klˈoʊs fɹˈɛndʃɪps wɪð mˈɛn ʌv dʒˈiːnɪəs ænd ʌv nˈoʊbəl ˈɪmpʌls, bˌʌt ðɛɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl nˈɛvɚ tˈoʊld əpˌɑːn hˌɪm, ænd æz wˈʌn kˈɔːz ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ ɹᵻmˈuːvd ðˌɛm fɹʌm hɪz sˈaɪd hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ bˈɔːɹ wɪð ɪt nˈoʊ tɹˈeɪs ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɪnfluːəns ɔːɹ ðɛɹ ˌɪnspɚɹˈeɪʃən. nˈoʊwˈʌn ˈɛvɚ sˈiːmz tə hæv lˈʌvd hˌɪm ɛksˈɛpt mˈɪsɪz. fɪtshˈɜːbɚt ɐlˈoʊn, ænd wiː hæv sˈiːn hˌaʊ ðæt lˈʌv wʌz ɹᵻpˈeɪd.