text_original: Spending little on herself, — very little, as we shall see, — she had always chosen to give away the surplus, not to save 298 MARGARET OF ANGOUL^ME. it. Hitherto there had seemed small need for thrift, for Francis had always shared abundantly with his Mignonne. Now he was dead, and Margaret's expenses were greater than at any former time. The young Princess Jeanne, at this time a handsome and piquante brunette of seventeen, was living at the Court of Francis.
text_transcription: SPENDING LITTLE ON HERSELF VERY LITTLE AS WE SHALL SEE SHE HAD ALWAYS CHOSEN TO GIVE AWAY THIS SURPLUS NOT TO SAVE IT HITHERTO THERE HAD SEEMED SMALL NEED FOR THRIFT FOR FRANCES HAD ALWAYS SHARED ABUNDANTLY WITH HIS MIGNONA NOW HE WAS DEAD AND MARGARET'S EXPENSES WERE GREATER THAN AT ANY FORMER TIME THE YOUNG PRINCESS JEANNE AT THIS TIME A HANDSOME AND PIQUE COMTE BRUNETTE OF SEVENTEEN WAS LIVING AT THE COURT OF FRANCIS
phonemes: spˈɛndɪŋ lˈɪɾəl ˌɔn hɜːsˈɛlf, — vˈɛɹi lˈɪɾəl, æz wiːʃˌɐl sˈiː, — ʃiː hæd ˈɔːlweɪz tʃˈoʊzən tə ɡˈɪv ɐwˈeɪ ðə sˈɜːplʌs, nˌɑːt tə sˈeɪv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt mˈɑːɹɡɹət ʌv ˈæŋɡaʊl mˌiː. ɪt. hˈɪðɚtˌuː ðɛɹ hæd sˈiːmd smˈɔːl nˈiːd fɔːɹ θɹˈɪft, fɔːɹ fɹˈænsɪs hæd ˈɔːlweɪz ʃˈɛɹd ɐbˈʌndəntli wɪð hɪz mɪɡnˈɑːn. nˈaʊ hiː wʌz dˈɛd, ænd mˈɑːɹɡɹəts ɛkspˈɛnsᵻz wɜː ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ ðɐn æɾ ˌɛni fˈɔːɹmɚ tˈaɪm. ðə jˈʌŋ pɹˈɪnsɛs dʒˈiːn, æt ðɪs tˈaɪm ɐ hˈændsʌm ænd piːkwˈɑːnteɪ bɹuːnˈɛt ʌv sˈɛvəntˌiːn, wʌz lˈɪvɪŋ æt ðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv fɹˈænsɪs.