text_original: Consequently it was not till the first week in August that he reached Paris. The first im  portant personage he called upon was the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the courtly Talleyrand. The impression he received of that statesman was favourable.
text_transcription: CONSEQUENTLY IT WAS NOT TILL THE FIRST WEEK IN AUGUST THAT HE REACHED PARIS THE FIRST IMPORTANT PERSONAGE HE CALLED UPON WAS THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS THE COURTLY TALERON THE IMPRESSION HE RECEIVED OF THAT STATESMAN WAS FAVORABLE
phonemes: kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt tˈɪl ðə fˈɜːst wˈiːk ɪn ˈɔːɡəst ðæt hiː ɹˈiːtʃt pˈæɹɪs. ðə fˈɜːst ˈɪm pˈɔːɹtənt pˈɜːsənɪdʒ hiː kˈɔːld əpˌɑːn wʌzðə mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹən ɐfˈɛɹz, ðə kˈɔːɹtli tˈɔːlɪɹˌænd. ðɪ ɪmpɹˈɛʃən hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ʌv ðæt stˈeɪtsmən wʌz fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl.