text_original: Madame de Stael was invited to General Berthier's one evening when it was known that Napoleon would be present. " As I knew/' she says, " that he spoke very ill of me, it struck me that he would address me with some of the rude things which he often liked to say to women, even to those who flattered him ; and I wrote down on chance, before going to the party, the different stinging and spirited replies which I could make to his speeches.
text_transcription: MADAME DE STAEL WAS INVITED TO GENERAL BERTHIER'S ONE EVENING WHEN IT WAS KNOWN THAT NAPOLEON WOULD BE PRESENT AS I KNEW SHE SAYS THAT HE SPOKE VERY ILL OF ME IT STRUCK ME THAT HE WOULD ADDRESS ME WITH SOME OF THE RUDE THINGS WHICH HE OFTEN LIKED TO SAY TO WOMEN EVEN TO THOSE WHO FLATTERED HIM AND I WROTE DOWN ON CHANCE BEFORE GOING TO THE PARTY THE DIFFERENT STINGING AND SPIRITED REPLIES WHICH I COULD MAKE TO HIS SPEECHES
phonemes: mˈædəm də stˈeɪl wʌz ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd tə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl bˈɜːðiɚz wˈʌn ˈiːvnɪŋ wɛn ɪt wʌz nˈoʊn ðæt nɐpˈoʊlɪən wʊd biː pɹˈɛzənt. " æz aɪ nˈuː slˈæʃ ʃiː sˈɛz, " ðæt hiː spˈoʊk vˈɛɹi ˈɪl ʌv mˌiː, ɪt stɹˈʌk mˌiː ðæt hiː wʊd ɐdɹˈɛs mˌiː wɪð sˌʌm ʌvðə ɹˈuːd θˈɪŋz wˌɪtʃ hiː ˈɔfən lˈaɪkt tə sˈeɪ tə wˈɪmɪn, ˈiːvən tə ðoʊz hˌuː flˈæɾɚd hˌɪm ; ænd aɪ ɹˈoʊt dˌaʊn ˌɔn tʃˈæns, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə ðə pˈɑːɹɾi, ðə dˈɪfɹənt stˈɪŋɪŋ ænd spˈɪɹɪɾᵻd ɹᵻplˈaɪz wˌɪtʃ aɪ kʊd mˌeɪk tə hɪz spˈiːtʃᵻz.