text_original: ''I was very proud," he wrote, "very proud internally, not for myself — you know how I feel 136 THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GENIUS 137 in regard to triumphs — but for my country, when I realised that I was being exceptionally distinguished in the midst of this immense con  course of foreigners, of Germans especially, who are here in considerable numbers, far greater numbers than there are Frenchmen, of whom nevertheless, taken altogether, there are not less than two hundred and fifty.
text_transcription: I WAS VERY PROUD HE WROTE VERY PROUD INTERNALLY NOT FOR MYSELF YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL IN REGARD TO TRIUMPHS BUT FOR MY COUNTRY WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS BEING EXCEPTIONALLY DISTINGUISHED IN THE MIDST OF THIS IMMENSE CONCOURSE OF FOREIGNERS OF GERMANS ESPECIALLY WHO ARE HERE IN CONSIDERABLE NUMBERS FAR GREATER NUMBERS THAN THERE ARE FRENCHMEN OF WHOM NEVERTHELESS TAKEN ALTOGETHER THERE ARE NOT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
phonemes: aɪ wʌz vˈɛɹi pɹˈaʊd," hiː ɹˈoʊt, "vˈɛɹi pɹˈaʊd ɪntˈɜːnəli, nˌɑːt fɔːɹ maɪsˈɛlf — juː nˈoʊ hˌaʊ aɪ fˈiːl wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnti ʌv dʒˈiːnɪəs wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən ɪn ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tə tɹˈaɪʌmfz — bˌʌt fɔːɹ maɪ kˈʌntɹi, wˌɛn aɪ ɹˈiːəlaɪzd ðæt aɪ wʌz bˌiːɪŋ ɛksˈɛpʃənəli dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt ɪnðə mˈɪdst ʌv ðɪs ɪmˈɛns kˈɑːn kˈɔːɹs ʌv fˈɔːɹənɚz, ʌv dʒˈɜːmənz ɪspˈɛʃəli, hˌuː ɑːɹ hˈɪɹ ɪn kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl nˈʌmbɚz, fˈɑːɹ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ nˈʌmbɚz ðɐn ðɛɹˌɑːɹ fɹˈɛntʃmɛn, ʌv hˈuːm nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs, tˈeɪkən ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ, ðɛɹˌɑːɹ nˌɑːt lˈɛs ðɐn tˈuː hˈʌndɹɪd ænd fˈɪfti.