text_original: In contrast to all this praise, it is piquant to learn that Bernadotte — like so many other practically  minded people — had his little grumble at his illus  trious guest, and talked of the " inconceivable preoccupation with self," which by this time had led Madame de Stael to see in every political move of Napoleon the beginning of some new measure against herself.
text_transcription: IN CONTRAST TO ALL THIS PRAISE IT IS PIQUANT TO LEARN THAT BERNADOTE LIKE SO MANY OTHER PRACTICALLY MINDED PEOPLE HAD HIS LITTLE GRUMBLE AT HIS ILLUSTRIOUS GUEST AND TALKED OF THE INCONCEIVABLE PREOCCUPATION WITH SELF WHICH AT THIS TIME HAD LED MADAME DE STAEL TO SEE IN EVERY POLITICAL MOVE OF NAPOLEON THE BEGINNING OF SOME NEW MEASURE AGAINST HERSELF
phonemes: ɪn kˈɑːntɹæst tʊ ˈɔːl ðɪs pɹˈeɪz, ɪɾ ɪz pˈiːkwənt tə lˈɜːn ðæt bˈɜːnɐdˌɑːt — lˈaɪk sˌoʊ mˈɛni ˈʌðɚ pɹˈæktɪkli mˈaɪndᵻd pˈiːpəl — hæd hɪz lˈɪɾəl ɡɹˈʌmbəl æt hɪz ɪlˈuːz tɹˈaɪəs ɡˈɛst, ænd tˈɔːkt ʌvðə " ɪŋkənsˈiːvəbəl pɹɪˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən wɪð sˈɛlf," wˌɪtʃ baɪ ðɪs tˈaɪm hæd lˈɛd mˈædəm də stˈeɪl tə sˈiː ɪn ˈɛvɹi pəlˈɪɾɪkəl mˈuːv ʌv nɐpˈoʊlɪən ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv sˌʌm nˈuː mˈɛʒɚɹ ɐɡˈɛnst hɜːsˈɛlf.