text_original: In the beginning of her acquaintance with him Madame Digitized by VjOOQLC MEETS NAPOLEON. 95 de Stael evidently entertained an admiration for Napoleon greater than that which she eventually cared to avow. Bourrienne goes so far as to assert that she was in love with him, and that she wrote him perfervid letters, which he dis  dainfully threw into the fire. It is not necessary to accept the whole of this story.
text_transcription: IN THE BEGINNING OF HER ACQUAINTANCE WITH HIM MADAME DE STAEL EVIDENTLY ENTERTAINED AN ADMIRATION FOR NAPOLEON GREATER THAN THAT WHICH SHE EVENTUALLY CARED TO AVOW BOURIENNE GOES SO FAR AS TO ASSERT THAT SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH HIM AND THAT SHE WROTE HIM PERFERVID LETTERS WHICH HE DISDAINFULLY THREW INTO THE FIRE IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO ACCEPT THE WHOLE OF THIS STORY
phonemes: ɪnðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv hɜːɹ ɐkwˈeɪntəns wɪð hˌɪm mˈædəm dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːklk mˈiːts nɐpˈoʊlɪən. nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv də stˈeɪl ˈɛvɪdəntli ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnd ɐn ˌædmɚɹˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ nɐpˈoʊlɪən ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ ðɐn ðæt wˌɪtʃ ʃiː ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli kˈɛɹd tʊ ɐvˈaʊ. bˈɜːɹiən ɡoʊz sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz tʊ ɐsˈɜːt ðæt ʃiː wʌz ɪn lˈʌv wɪð hˌɪm, ænd ðæt ʃiː ɹˈoʊt hˌɪm pˈɜːfɚvˌɪd lˈɛɾɚz, wˌɪtʃ hiː dˈɪs dˈeɪnfəli θɹˈuː ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈaɪɚ. ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ðə hˈoʊl ʌv ðɪs stˈɔːɹi.