text_original: And Pau, the southern capital, was no less different to the placid and splendid courts of France, — a high lying, steep little town, with a small, fortress like castle, and beyond, the white serrated peaks of the Pyrenees, full of robbers then, and of bears and wolves, with all round, in the lower hills, villages where lived those poor and swarthy peasants whose language Margaret could not understand.
text_transcription: AND PAU THE SOUTHERN CAPITAL WAS NO LESS DIFFERENT TO THE PLACID AND SPLENDID COURTS OF FRANCE A HIGH LYING STEEP LITTLE TOWN WITH A SMALL FORTRESS LIKE CASTLE AND BEYOND THE WHITE CERATED PEAKS OF THE PYRENEES FULL OF ROBBERS THEN AND OF BEARS AND WOLVES WITH ALL ROUND IN THE LOWER HILLS VILLAGES WHERE LIVED THOSE POOR AND SWARTHY PEASANTS WHOSE LANGUAGE MARGARET COULD NOT UNDERSTAND
phonemes: ænd pˈaʊ, ðə sˈʌðɚn kˈæpɪɾəl, wʌz nˈoʊ lˈɛs dˈɪfɹənt tə ðə plˈæsɪd ænd splˈɛndɪd kˈɔːɹts ʌv fɹˈæns, — ɐ hˈaɪ lˈaɪɪŋ, stˈiːp lˈɪɾəl tˈaʊn, wɪð ɐ smˈɔːl, fˈɔːɹtɹəs lˈaɪk kˈæsəl, ænd bᵻjˈɔnd, ðə wˈaɪt sˈɛɹeɪɾᵻd pˈiːks ʌvðə pˌɪɹənˈiːz, fˈʊl ʌv ɹˈɑːbɚz ðˈɛn, ænd ʌv bˈɛɹz ænd wˈʊlvz, wɪð ˈɔːl ɹˈaʊnd, ɪnðə lˈoʊɚ hˈɪlz, vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz wˌɛɹ lˈɪvd ðoʊz pˈʊɹ ænd swˈɔːɹði pˈɛzənts hˌuːz lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ mˈɑːɹɡɹət kʊd nˌɑːt ˌʌndɚstˈænd.