text_original: Now, when the first germ of decay had begun to consume the core of his splendor, his attitude towards Madame de Stael itself altered. His persecution of her ceased to be a capricious thing compounded of spasmodic spite on his side and Digitized by VjOOQIC 140 MADAME DE STAML.
text_transcription: NOW WHEN THE FIRST GERM OF DECAY HAD BEGUN TO CONSUME THE CORE OF HIS SPLENDOR HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD MADAME DE STAEL ITSELF ALTERED HIS PERSECUTION OF HER CEASED TO BE A CAPRICIOUS THING COMPOUNDED OF SPASMODIC SPITE ON HIS SIDE AND
phonemes: nˈaʊ, wˌɛn ðə fˈɜːst dʒˈɜːm ʌv dᵻkˈeɪ hæd bɪɡˈʌn tə kənsˈuːm ðə kˈɔːɹ ʌv hɪz splˈɛndɚ, hɪz ˈæɾɪtˌuːd təwˈɔːɹdz mˈædəm də stˈeɪl ɪtsˈɛlf ˈɔltɚd. hɪz pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən ʌv hɜː sˈiːst təbi ɐ kɐpɹˈɪʃəs θˈɪŋ kɑːmpˈaʊndᵻd ʌv spæzmˈɑːdɪk spˈaɪt ˌɔn hɪz sˈaɪd ænd dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː stˈæməl.