text_original: From her, he went down to Crofts; to whom he forcibly represented the necessity there was for putting an immediate stop to the scandal which the conduct of his wife occasioned. Pusillanimous and mean spirited, Crofts chose neither to risk his personal safety with the Chevalier, nor the diminution of his fortune by attempting to procure a divorce, which would compel him to return what he loved much better than honour.
text_transcription: FROM HER HE WENT DOWN TO CROFTS TO WHOM HE FORCIBLY REPRESENTED THE NECESSITY THERE WAS FOR PUTTING AN IMMEDIATE STOP TO THE SCANDAL WHICH THE CONDUCT OF HIS WIFE OCCASIONED PUSILLANIMOUS AND MEAN SPIRITED CROFT SHOWS NEITHER TO RISK HIS PERSONAL SAFETY WITH THE CHEVALIER NOR THE DIMINUTION OF HIS FORTUNE BY ATTEMPTING TO PROCURE A DIVORCE WHICH WOULD COMPEL HIM TO RETURN WHAT HE LOVED MUCH BETTER THAN HONOUR
phonemes: fɹʌm hɜː, hiː wɛnt dˌaʊn tə kɹˈɔfts; tə hˈuːm hiː fˈɔːɹsᵻbli ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ðə nəsˈɛsɪɾi ðɛɹwˌʌz fɔːɹ pˈʊɾɪŋ ɐn ɪmˈiːdɪət stˈɑːp tə ðə skˈændəl wˌɪtʃ ðə kˈɑːndʌkt ʌv hɪz wˈaɪf əkˈeɪʒənd. pjˌuːsɪlˈænɪməs ænd mˈiːn spˈɪɹɪɾᵻd, kɹˈɔfts tʃˈoʊz nˈiːðɚ tə ɹˈɪsk hɪz pˈɜːsənəl sˈeɪfti wɪððə ʃˌɛvɐlˈɪɹ, nˈɔːɹ ðə dᵻmɪnˈuːʃən ʌv hɪz fˈɔːɹtʃʊn baɪ ɐtˈɛmptɪŋ tə pɹəkjˈʊɹ ɐ dᵻvˈɔːɹs, wˌɪtʃ wʊd kəmpˈɛl hˌɪm tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn wʌt hiː lˈʌvd mˈʌtʃ bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ˈɑːnɚ.