text_original: It is the opinion of Lord Roberts that " there W6is unaccountable, if not culpable, want of energy dis  played by the Meerut authorities on this disastrous occasion " : but that it would have been futile to pursue the mutineers, even had their destination been ascertained, and that no action however prompt on the part of the Meerut authorities could, at this stage, have arrested the mutiny.
text_transcription: IT IS THE OPINION OF LORD ROBERTS THAT THERE WAS UNACCOUNTABLE IF NOT CULPABLE WANT OF ENERGY DISPLAYED BY THE MEHROUT AUTHORITIES ON THIS DISASTROUS OCCASION BUT THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FUTILE TO PURSUE THE MUTINEERS EVEN HAD THEIR DESTINATION BEEN ASCERTAINED AND THAT NO ACTION HOWEVER PROMPT ON THE PART OF THE MEERUT AUTHORITIES COULD AT THIS STAGE HAVE ARRESTED THE MUTINY
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ðɪ əpˈɪniən ʌv lˈɔːɹd ɹˈɑːbɚts ðˈæt " ðɛɹ dˈʌbəljˌuː sˈɪks ɪz ʌnɐkˈaʊntəbəl, ɪf nˌɑːt kˈʌlpəbəl, wˈɔnt ʌv ˈɛnɚdʒi dˈɪs plˈeɪd baɪ ðə mˈɪɹʌt ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz ˌɔn ðɪs dɪzˈæstɹəs əkˈeɪʒən " : bˌʌt ðˌɐɾɪt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn fjˈuːɾəl tə pɚsˈuː ðə mjˌuːtɪnˈɪɹz, ˈiːvən hæd ðɛɹ dˌɛstɪnˈeɪʃən bˌɪn ˌæsɚtˈeɪnd, ænd ðæt nˈoʊ ˈækʃən haʊˈɛvɚ pɹˈɑːmpt ɔnðə pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə mˈɪɹʌt ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz kˈʊd, æt ðɪs stˈeɪdʒ, hæv ɚɹˈɛstᵻd ðə mjˈuːtɪni.