text_original: He came back in half an hour, " It was a hard task," he said ; " but my father has consented." In fact, William had given his consent in a mar  ginal note on Bismarck's paper, ending with these words : " To my great grief, after such brilliant vic  tories won by the army, I find myself forced to swal  low this bitter pill and to accept a shameful peace."
text_transcription: HE CAME BACK IN HALF AN HOUR IT WAS A HARD TASK HE SAID BUT MY FATHER HAS CONSENTED IN FACT WILLIAM HAD GIVEN HIS CONSENT IN A MARGINAL NOTE ON BISMARCK'S PAPER ENDING WITH THESE WORDS TO MY GREAT GRIEF AFTER SUCH BRILLIANT VICTORIES WON BY THE ARMY I FIND MYSELF FORCED TO SWALLOW THIS BITTER PILL AND TO ACCEPT A SHAMEFUL PEACE
phonemes: hiː kˈeɪm bˈæk ɪn hˈæf ɐn ˈaʊɚ, " ɪt wʌzɐ hˈɑːɹd tˈæsk," hiː sˈɛd ; " bˌʌt maɪ fˈɑːðɚ hɐz kənsˈɛntᵻd." ɪn fˈækt, wˈɪljəm hæd ɡˈɪvən hɪz kənsˈɛnt ɪn ɐ mˈɑːɹ dʒˈɪnəl nˈoʊt ˌɔn bˈɪsmɑːɹks pˈeɪpɚ, ˈɛndɪŋ wɪð ðiːz wˈɜːdz : " tə maɪ ɡɹˈeɪt ɡɹˈiːf, ˈæftɚ sˈʌtʃ bɹˈɪliənt vˈɪk tˈɔːɹiz wˈʌn baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi, aɪ fˈaɪnd maɪsˈɛlf fˈɔːɹst tə swˈɑːl lˈoʊ ðɪs bˈɪɾɚ pˈɪl ænd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ɐ ʃˈeɪmfəl pˈiːs."