text_original: Champagny made no answer. Before I ask my readers to accept this narrative, I must beg them to recollect that it is the narrative of one of the ^6 LIFE OF PBINCE METTEBNICH. interested parties ; that it was written long after the date of the events purported to be recorded, and that, inasmuch as it exalts the narrator, and consigns to a ridiculous position the great master of legions, it bears improbability on its face.
text_transcription: CHAMPAGNIER MADE NO ANSWER BEFORE I ASK MY READERS TO ACCEPT THIS NARRATIVE I MUST BEG THEM TO RECOLLECT THAT IT IS THE NARRATIVE OF ONE OF THE INTERESTED PARTIES THAT IT WAS WRITTEN LONG AFTER THE DATE OF THE EVENTS PURPORTED TO BE RECORDED AND THAT INASMUCH AS IT EXALTS THE NARRATOR AND CONSIGNS TO A RIDICULOUS POSITION THE GREAT MASTER OF LEGIONS IT BEARS IMPROBABILITY ON ITS FACE
phonemes: tʃˈæmpæɡni mˌeɪd nˈoʊ ˈænsɚ. bᵻfˌɔːɹ aɪ ˈæsk maɪ ɹˈiːdɚz tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ðɪs nˈæɹətˌɪv, aɪ mˈʌst bˈɛɡ ðˌɛm tə ɹˈɛkəlˌɛkt ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz ðə nˈæɹətˌɪv ʌv wˈʌn ʌvðə sˈɪks lˈaɪf ʌv pˈiːbˈɪns mˈɛɾɪbnˌɪʃ. ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd pˈɑːɹɾiz ; ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ lˈɔŋ ˈæftɚ ðə dˈeɪt ʌvðɪ ᵻvˈɛnts pɚpˈɔːɹɾᵻd təbi ɹᵻkˈɔːɹdᵻd, ænd ðˈæt, ɪnɐsmˈʌtʃ æz ɪɾ ɛɡzˈɑːlts ðə nˈæɹeɪɾɚ, ænd kənsˈaɪnz tʊ ɐ ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs pəzˈɪʃən ðə ɡɹˈeɪt mˈæstɚɹ ʌv lˈiːdʒənz, ɪt bˈɛɹz ɪmpɹˌɑːbəbˈɪlᵻɾi ˌɔn ɪts fˈeɪs.