text_original: Had this misfortune happened at sea, where we could not repair the loss, in all probability this descendant of Caractacus would have lost his wits entirely; but, when I observed how easy it would be to remedy this paltry mischance, he became more calm, and reconciled himself to the occasion.
text_transcription: HAD THIS MISFORTUNE HAPPENED AT SEA WHERE WE COULD NOT REPAIR THE LOSS IN ALL PROBABILITY THIS DESCENDANT OF KARACTICUS WOULD HAVE LOST HIS WITS ENTIRELY BUT WHEN I OBSERVED HOW EASY IT WOULD BE TO REMEDY THIS PALTRY MISCHANCE HE BECAME MORE CALM AND RECONCILED HIMSELF TO THE OCCASION
phonemes: hæd ðɪs mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊn hˈæpənd æt sˈiː, wˌɛɹ wiː kʊd nˌɑːt ɹᵻpˈɛɹ ðə lˈɔs, ɪn ˈɔːl pɹˌɑːbəbˈɪlᵻɾi ðɪs dᵻsˈɛndənt ʌv kˈæɹɐktˌækəs wʊdhɐv lˈɔst hɪz wˈɪts ɛntˈaɪɚli; bˌʌt, wˌɛn aɪ əbzˈɜːvd hˌaʊ ˈiːzi ɪt wʊd biː tə ɹˈɛmədi ðɪs pˈɔːltɹi mɪstʃˈæns, hiː bɪkˌeɪm mˈɔːɹ kˈɑːm, ænd ɹˈɛkənsˌaɪld hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðɪ əkˈeɪʒən.