text_original: Into this political menagerie Constant fell like a spirit from another world. Applauding the Revolution, yet having Digitized by VjOOQLC THE TRANSFORMED CAPITAL. 87 played no part in it, he was its virgin knight. There was something strange and attractive also in his appearance ; a certain awkwardness in fig  ure and gesture joined to a handsome, clever, young face and long, fair hair.
text_transcription: INTO THIS POLITICAL MENAGERIE CONSTANT FELL LIKE A SPIRIT FROM ANOTHER WORLD APPLAUDING THE REVOLUTION YET HAVING PLAYED NO PART IN IT HE WAS ITS VIRGIN KNIGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING STRANGE AND ATTRACTIVE ALSO IN HIS APPEARANCE A CERTAIN AWKWARDNESS IN FIGURE AND GESTURE JOINED TO A HANDSOME CLEVER YOUNG FACE AND LONG FAIR HAIR
phonemes: ˌɪntʊ ðɪs pəlˈɪɾɪkəl mənˈædʒɚɹi kˈɑːnstənt fˈɛl lˈaɪk ɐ spˈɪɹɪt fɹʌm ɐnˈʌðɚ wˈɜːld. ɐplˈɔːdɪŋ ðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən, jˈɛt hˌævɪŋ dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːklk ðə tɹænsfˈɔːɹmd kˈæpɪɾəl. ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən plˈeɪd nˈoʊ pˈɑːɹt ɪn ɪt, hiː wʌz ɪts vˈɜːdʒɪn nˈaɪt. ðɛɹwˌʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ stɹˈeɪndʒ ænd ɐtɹˈæktɪv ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪn hɪz ɐpˈɪɹəns ; ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ ˈɔːkwɚdnəs ɪn fˈɪɡ jˈʊɹ ænd dʒˈɛstʃɚ dʒˈɔɪnd tʊ ɐ hˈændsʌm, klˈɛvɚ, jˈʌŋ fˈeɪs ænd lˈɔŋ, fˈɛɹ hˈɛɹ.