text_original: The rajah, having heard many tales of the fighting powers of the whites, said: "I will go with you. I would defend the place if I could for, if Johore were lost, I should be but a fugitive. All within it would be killed, and I should have to beg an asylum from those over whom I was once master."
text_transcription: THE RAJAH HAVING HEARD MANY TALES OF THE FIGHTING POWERS OF THE WHITES SAID I WILL GO WITH YOU I WOULD DEFEND THE PLACE IF I COULD FOR IF JEHOI WERE LOST I SHOULD BE BUT A FUGITIVE ALL WITHIN IT WOULD BE KILLED AND I SHOULD HAVE TO BEG AN ASYLUM FROM THOSE OVER WHOM I WAS ONCE MASTER
phonemes: ðə ɹˈɑːdʒɑː, hˌævɪŋ hˈɜːd mˈɛni tˈeɪlz ʌvðə fˈaɪɾɪŋ pˈaʊɚz ʌvðə wˈaɪts, sˈɛd: "aɪ wɪl ɡˈoʊ wɪð juː. aɪ wʊd dᵻfˈɛnd ðə plˈeɪs ɪf aɪ kˈʊd fɔːɹ, ɪf dʒˈoʊhɔːɹ wɜː lˈɔst, aɪ ʃˌʊd biː bˌʌt ɐ fjˈuːdʒᵻtˌɪv. ˈɔːl wɪðˌɪn ɪt wʊd biː kˈɪld, ænd aɪ ʃʊdhˌævtə bˈɛɡ ɐn ɐsˈaɪləm fɹʌm ðoʊz ˌoʊvɚ hˈuːm aɪ wʌz wˈʌns mˈæstɚ."