text_original: Unselfish as her father was selfish, she thought quite as much of their welfare as of her own. Therefore when, at the age of nineteen, a situation as CHILDHOOD AND EABLT YOUTH. 19 lady's companion was offered to her^ neither tears nor entreaties could alter her resolution to accept it.
text_transcription: UNSELFISH AS HER FATHER WAS SELFISH SHE THOUGHT QUITE AS MUCH OF THEIR WELFARE AS OF HER OWN THEREFORE WHEN AT THE AGE OF NINETEEN A SITUATION AS A LADY'S COMPANION WAS OFFERED TO HER NEITHER TEARS NOR ENTREATIES COULD ALTER HER RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT IT
phonemes: ʌnsˈɛlfɪʃ æz hɜː fˈɑːðɚ wʌz sˈɛlfɪʃ, ʃiː θˈɔːt kwˈaɪt æz mˈʌtʃ ʌv ðɛɹ wˈɛlfɛɹ æz ʌv hɜːɹ ˈoʊn. ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ wˈɛn, æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv nˈaɪntiːn, ɐ sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən æz tʃˈaɪldhʊd ænd ˈiːblt jˈuːθ. nˈaɪntiːn lˈeɪdiz kəmpˈæniən wʌz ˈɔfɚd tə hɜː nˈiːðɚ tˈɪɹz nˈɔːɹ ɛntɹˈiːɾiz kʊd ˈɔltɚ hɜː ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ɪt.