text_original: He talked the matter over with his principal friends, who were as reluctant as he was, himself, to abandon the enterprise and return to Cuba, where the governor would appropriate the largest share of the spoils they had taken.
text_transcription: HE TALKED THE MATTER OVER WITH HIS PRINCIPAL FRIENDS WHO WERE AS RELUCTANT AS HE WAS HIMSELF TO ABANDON THE ENTERPRISE AND RETURN TO CUBA WHERE THE GOVERNOR WOULD APPROPRIATE THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE SPOILS THEY HAD TAKEN
phonemes: hiː tˈɔːkt ðə mˈæɾɚɹ ˌoʊvɚ wɪð hɪz pɹˈɪnsɪpəl fɹˈɛndz, hˌuː wɜːɹ æz ɹᵻlˈʌktənt æz hiː wʌz, hɪmsˈɛlf, tʊ ɐbˈændən ðɪ ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə kjˈuːbə, wˌɛɹ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚ wʊd ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪˌeɪt ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ʃˈɛɹ ʌvðə spˈɔɪlz ðeɪ hæd tˈeɪkən.