text_original: How far he read them is by no means certain, but under his apparent carelessness there is evident proof in the memorials he occasionally wrote, and laid before the empress, that his mind was already deeply engaged with the problems of government, and that, as he expressed it in a paper written about this time, he was "fully convinced of the necessity of some form of despotism. " It is upon him that interest centres immediately after the peace.
text_transcription: HOW FAR HE READ THEM IS BY NO MEANS CERTAIN BUT UNDER HIS APPARENT CARELESSNESS THERE IS EVIDENT PROOF IN THE MEMORIALS HE OCCASIONALLY WROTE AND LAID BEFORE THE EMPRESS THAT HIS MIND WAS ALREADY DEEPLY ENGAGED WITH THE PROBLEMS OF GOVERNMENT AND THAT AS HE EXPRESSED IT IN A PAPER WRITTEN ABOUT THIS TIME HE WAS FULLY CONVINCED OF THE NECESSITY OF SOME FORM OF DESPOTISM IT IS UPON HIM THAT INTEREST CENTERS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PEACE
phonemes: hˌaʊ fˈɑːɹ hiː ɹˈiːd ðˌɛm ɪz baɪ nˈoʊ mˈiːnz sˈɜːʔn̩, bˌʌt ˌʌndɚ hɪz ɐpˈæɹənt kˈɛɹləsnəs ðɛɹ ɪz ˈɛvɪdənt pɹˈuːf ɪnðə məmˈɔːɹɪəlz hiː əkˈeɪʒənəli ɹˈoʊt, ænd lˈeɪd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɛmpɹɛs, ðæt hɪz mˈaɪnd wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi dˈiːpli ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd wɪððə pɹˈɑːbləmz ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ænd ðˈæt, æz hiː ɛkspɹˈɛst ɪɾ ɪn ɐ pˈeɪpɚ ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɐbˌaʊt ðɪs tˈaɪm, hiː wʌz "fˈʊli kənvˈɪnst ʌvðə nəsˈɛsɪɾi ʌv sˌʌm fˈɔːɹm ʌv dˈɛspətˌɪzəm. " ɪɾ ɪz əpˌɑːn hˌɪm ðæt ˈɪntɹɛst sˈɛntɚz ɪmˈiːdɪətli ˈæftɚ ðə pˈiːs.