text_original: Therefore it was to his interest to husband this precious friend  ship ; all the more because the question of the Black Sea had then but very distant relations with the policy of Prussia.
text_transcription: THEREFORE IT WAS TO HIS INTEREST TO HUSBAND THIS PRECIOUS FRIENDSHIP ALL THE MORE BECAUSE THE QUESTION OF THE BLACK SEA HAD THEN BUT VERY DISTANT RELATIONS WITH THE POLICY OF PRUSSIA
phonemes: ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ɪt wʌz tə hɪz ˈɪntɹɛst tə hˈʌsbənd ðɪs pɹˈɛʃəs fɹˈɛnd ʃˈɪp ; ˈɔːl ðə mˈɔːɹ bɪkˈʌz ðə kwˈɛstʃən ʌvðə blˈæk sˈiː hæd ðˈɛn bˌʌt vˈɛɹi dˈɪstənt ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz wɪððə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv pɹˈʌʃə.