text_original: I shall see, this evening, what they will do ; and to morrow, having received your commands, I shall follow them as best I can. And I assure you, my lord, that here they are so perplexed and hindered that they greatly fear I shall ask the Emperor's leave to retire, — or so I gather from what has been said to the seneschal and to Senliz, — and I fancy that by keeping our heads high a little longer we 100 MARGARET OF ANGOUL^ME. may force them to speak another language.
text_transcription: I SHALL SEE THIS EVENING WHAT THEY WILL DO AND TO MORROW HAVING RECEIVED YOUR COMMANDS I SHALL FOLLOW THEM AS BEST I CAN AND I ASSURE YOU MY LORD THAT HERE THEY ARE SO PERPLEXED AND HINDERED THAT THEY GREATLY FEAR I SHALL ASK THE EMPERORS LEAVE TO RETIRE OR SO I GATHER FROM WHAT HAS BEEN SAID TO THE SENESCHAL AND DE SAINT LIS AND I FANCY THAT BY KEEPING OUR HEADS HIGH A LITTLE LONGER WE MAY FORCE THEM TO SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE
phonemes: aɪʃˌɐl sˈiː, ðɪs ˈiːvnɪŋ, wˌʌt ðeɪ wɪl dˈuː ; ænd tə mˈɑːɹoʊ, hˌævɪŋ ɹᵻsˈiːvd jʊɹ kəmˈændz, aɪʃˌɐl fˈɑːloʊ ðˌɛm æz bˈɛst aɪ kˈæn. ænd aɪ əʃˈʊɹ juː, maɪ lˈɔːɹd, ðæt hˈɪɹ ðeɪ ɑːɹ sˌoʊ pɚplˈɛkst ænd hˈɪndɚd ðæt ðeɪ ɡɹˈeɪtli fˈɪɹ aɪʃˌɐl ˈæsk ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz lˈiːv tə ɹᵻtˈaɪɚ, — ɔːɹ sˌoʊ aɪ ɡˈæðɚ fɹʌm wʌt hˈæzbiːn sˈɛd tə ðə sˈɛnɛʃəl ænd tə sˈɛnlɪz, — ænd aɪ fˈænsi ðæt baɪ kˈiːpɪŋ ˌaʊɚ hˈɛdz hˈaɪ ɐ lˈɪɾəl lˈɔŋɡɚ wiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd mˈɑːɹɡɹət ʌv ˈæŋɡaʊl mˌiː. mˈeɪ fˈɔːɹs ðˌɛm tə spˈiːk ɐnˈʌðɚ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ.