text_original: The Emperor stood little on his dignity, and could waive easily enough the claims of rank, could take in good part and easy a friendly jest, or even at times a rude retort, temper, j ^ house of an acquaintance he was one day looking at some porphyry columns which he fancied, and asking where his host had bought them, but was uncere  moniously told that under a friend's roof a guest should know how to be both deaf and dumb in season.
text_transcription: THE EMPEROR STOOD LITTLE ON HIS DIGNITY AND COULD WEIGH EASILY ENOUGH THE CLAIMS OF RANK COULD TAKE IN GOOD PART OF FRIENDLY JEST OR EVEN AT TIMES A RUDE RETORT IN THE HOUSE OF AN ACQUAINTANCE HE WAS ONE DAY LOOKING AT SOME PORPHYRY COLUMNS WHICH HE FANCIED AND ASKING WHERE HIS HOST HAD BOUGHT THEM BUT WAS UNCEREMONIOUSLY TOLD THAT UNDER A FRIEND'S ROOF A GUEST SHOULD KNOW HOW TO BE BOTH DEAF AND DUMB IN SEASON
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ stˈʊd lˈɪɾəl ˌɔn hɪz dˈɪɡnᵻɾi, ænd kʊd wˈeɪv ˈiːzili ɪnˈʌf ðə klˈeɪmz ʌv ɹˈæŋk, kʊd tˈeɪk ɪn ɡˈʊd pˈɑːɹt ænd ˈiːzi ɐ fɹˈɛndli dʒˈɛst, ɔːɹ ˈiːvən æt tˈaɪmz ɐ ɹˈuːd ɹᵻtˈɔːɹt, tˈɛmpɚ, dʒˈeɪ hˈaʊs əvən ɐkwˈeɪntəns hiː wʌz wˈʌn dˈeɪ lˈʊkɪŋ æt sˌʌm pˈɔːɹfɪɹi kˈɑːlʌmz wˌɪtʃ hiː fˈænsid, ænd ˈæskɪŋ wˌɛɹ hɪz hˈoʊst hæd bˈɔːt ðˌɛm, bˌʌt wʌz ʌnsˈɪɹ mˈoʊniəsli tˈoʊld ðæt ˌʌndɚɹ ɐ fɹˈɛndz ɹˈuːf ɐ ɡˈɛst ʃˌʊd nˈoʊ hˌaʊ təbi bˈoʊθ dˈɛf ænd dˈʌm ɪn sˈiːzən.