mˈɛnɪəv hɪz fɹˈɛndz kənsˈɪdɚd ðæt hiː hæd mˈæɹid sˈoʊʃəli bᵻnˈiːθ hˌɪm, bˌʌt ðə mˈæɹɪdʒ wʌzɐ hˈæpi wˈʌn ænd ˈiːvən hɪz sˈʌnɪnlˈɔː sˈeɪntsˈaɪmən, hˌuː dɪsɐpɹˈuːvd ʌv mˈæɹɪdʒ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə klˈæsᵻz, ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ðæt ʃiː wʌz ɐn ˈædmᵻɹəbəl wˈaɪf.
Many of his friends considered that he had married socially beneath him, but the marriage was a happy one and even his son-in-law Saint-Simon, who disapproved of marriage between the classes, admitted that she was an admirable wife.