text_original: Probably pitying her state of excitement and misery, he invited her thither to spend a few days. He was just then animated, as far as he dared be, by a spirit of opposition to his mighty brother ; and perhaps — who knows ? — was kind to Madame de Stael as much for that reason as for any other. Digitized by VjOOQLC NEW FACES AT COPPET. 1 25 In any case, nobody in those days appears to have been profoundly in earnest except Madame de Stael herself.
text_transcription: PROBABLY PITYING HER STATE OF EXCITEMENT AND MISERY HE INVITED HER THITHER TO SPEND A FEW DAYS HE WAS JUST THEN ANIMATED AS FAR AS HE DARED BE BY A SPIRIT OF OPPOSITION TO HIS MIGHTY BROTHER AND PERHAPS WHO KNOWS WAS KIND TO MADAME DE STAAL AS MUCH FOR THAT REASON AS FOR ANY OTHER IN ANY CASE NOBODY IN THOSE DAYS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PROFOUNDLY IN EARNEST EXCEPTING MADAME DE STALL HERSELF
phonemes: pɹˈɑːbəbli pˈɪɾiɪŋ hɜː stˈeɪt ʌv ɛksˈaɪtmənt ænd mˈɪzɚɹi, hiː ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd hɜː ðˈɪðɚ tə spˈɛnd ɐ fjˈuː dˈeɪz. hiː wʌz dʒˈʌst ðˈɛn ˈænɪmˌeɪɾᵻd, æz fˈɑːɹ æz hiː dˈɛɹd bˈiː, baɪ ɐ spˈɪɹɪt ʌv ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tə hɪz mˈaɪɾi bɹˈʌðɚ ; ænd pɚhˈæps — hˌuː nˈoʊz ? — wʌz kˈaɪnd tə mˈædəm də stˈeɪl æz mˈʌtʃ fɔːɹ ðæt ɹˈiːzən æz fɔːɹ ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ. dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːklk nˈuː fˈeɪsᵻz æt kˈɑːpɪt. wˈʌn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ɪn ˌɛni kˈeɪs, nˈoʊbɑːdi ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz ɐpˈɪɹz tə hɐvbɪn pɹəfˈaʊndli ɪn ˈɜːnɪst ɛksˈɛpt mˈædəm də stˈeɪl hɜːsˈɛlf.