text_original: It was shortly after her return to Switzerland that, going to Geneva to spend some little while, she first met Rocca. He was twenty three, she was forty five; but that disparity of years did Digitized by VjOOQIC / 164 MADAME DE STAEVS not prevent his conceiving for her a most roman  tic passion.
text_transcription: IT WAS SHORTLY AFTER HER RETURN TO SWITZERLAND THAT GOING TO GENEVA TO SPEND SOME LITTLE WHILE SHE FIRST MET ROCA HE WAS TWENTY THREE SHE WAS FORTY FIVE BUT THAT DISPARITY OF YEARS DID NOT PREVENT HIS CONCEIVING FOR HER A MOST ROMANTIC PASSION
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ hɜː ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə swˈɪtsɚlənd ðˈæt, ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə dʒənˈiːvə tə spˈɛnd sˌʌm lˈɪɾəl wˈaɪl, ʃiː fˈɜːst mˈɛt ɹˈɑːkə. hiː wʌz twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, ʃiː wʌz fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv; bˌʌt ðæt dɪspˈæɹᵻɾi ʌv jˈɪɹz dˈɪd dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk slˈæʃ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹ mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː stˈiːvz nˌɑːt pɹɪvˈɛnt hɪz kənsˈiːvɪŋ fɔːɹ hɜːɹ ɐ mˈoʊst ɹˈoʊmən tˈɪk pˈæʃən.