text_original: For it had been his one thought, when he entered the rebel ranks, that if he could not pre  vent Schumacker from carrying out his guilty purpose, he might at least help him to escape punishment by drawing it upon his own head. 458 HANS OF ICELAND " Alas ! " he thought, " Schuniacker is undoubtedly guilty ; but embittered as he is by misfortune and im  prisonment, his crime is excusable. He sighs to be set free ; he struggles to acquire his liberty, even by rebellion.
text_transcription: FOR IT HAD BEEN HIS ONE THOUGHT WHEN HE ENTERED THE REBEL RANKS THAT IF HE COULD NOT PREVENT SCHUMANKA FROM CARRYING OUT HIS GUILTY PURPOSE HE MIGHT AT LEAST HELP HIM TO ESCAPE PUNISHMENT BY DRAWING IT UPON HIS OWN HEAD ALAS HE THOUGHT SCHUMARKA IS UNDOUBTEDLY GUILTY BUT EMBITTERED AS HE IS BY MISFORTUNE AND IMPRISONMENT HIS CRIME IS EXCUSABLE HE SIGHS TO BE SET FREE HE STRUGGLES TO ACQUIRE HIS LIBERTY EVEN BY REBELLION
phonemes: fɔːɹ ɪt hɐdbɪn hɪz wˈʌn θˈɔːt, wˌɛn hiː ˈɛntɚd ðə ɹˈɛbəl ɹˈæŋks, ðæt ɪf hiː kʊd nˌɑːt pɹˈiː vˈɛnt ʃˈuːmækɚ fɹʌm kˈæɹiɪŋ ˈaʊt hɪz ɡˈɪlti pˈɜːpəs, hiː mˌaɪt æt lˈiːst hˈɛlp hˌɪm tʊ ɛskˈeɪp pˈʌnɪʃmənt baɪ dɹˈɔːɪŋ ɪɾ əpˌɑːn hɪz ˈoʊn hˈɛd. fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd " ɐlˈæs ! " hiː θˈɔːt, " ʃˈuːnɪˌækɚɹ ɪz ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli ɡˈɪlti ; bˌʌt ɛmbˈɪɾɚd æz hiː ɪz baɪ mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊn ænd ˈɪm pɹˈɪzənmənt, hɪz kɹˈaɪm ɪz ɛkskjˈuːsəbəl. hiː sˈaɪz təbi sˈɛt fɹˈiː ; hiː stɹˈʌɡəlz tʊ ɐkwˈaɪɚ hɪz lˈɪbɚɾi, ˈiːvən baɪ ɹᵻbˈɛliən.