text_original: One begins to hope that they are going to be happy at last, when the " purpose " of the book pre  Digitized by VjOOQIC 224 MADAME DE STAEL. sents itself. Madame de Stael was anxious to prove that social conventions may not be braved with impunity, but overtake and crush the nature which defies them.
text_transcription: ONE BEGINS TO HOPE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY AT LAST WHEN THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK PRESENTS ITSELF MADAME DE STAEL WAS ANXIOUS TO PROVE THAT SOCIAL CONVENTIONS MAY NOT BE BRAVED WITH IMPUNITY BUT OVERTAKE AND CRUSH THE NATURE WHICH DEFIES THEM
phonemes: wˈʌn bɪɡˈɪnz tə hˈoʊp ðæt ðeɪ ɑːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ təbi hˈæpi æt lˈæst, wˌɛn ðə " pˈɜːpəs " ʌvðə bˈʊk pɹˈiː dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː stˈeɪl. sˈɛnts ɪtsˈɛlf. mˈædəm də stˈeɪl wʌz ˈæŋʃəs tə pɹˈuːv ðæt sˈoʊʃəl kənvˈɛnʃənz mˈeɪ nˌɑːt biː bɹˈeɪvd wɪð ɪmpjˈuːnᵻɾi, bˌʌt ˌoʊvɚtˈeɪk ænd kɹˈʌʃ ðə nˈeɪtʃɚ wˌɪtʃ dᵻfˈaɪz ðˌɛm.