text_original: . what gave the thing an ill look was that, having chosen the second way and not being able to carry service 414 ADMLNISTRATIVE REFORM [1868  his point that way, he then fell back on the first way." "I believe," he added with shrewd insight, "that this is one of those cases in which a strictly conscientious man like Mr. Gladstone does things fi*om which a less conscientious man would shrink
text_transcription: WHAT GAVE THE THING AN ILL LOOK WAS THAT HAVING CHOSEN THE SECOND WAY AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CARRY HIS POINT THAT WAY HE THEN FELL BACK ON THE FIRST WAY I BELIEVE HE ADDED WITH SHREWD INSIGHT THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CASES IN WHICH A STRICTLY CONSCIENTIOUS MAN LIKE MISTER GLADSTONE DOES THINGS FROM WHICH A LESS CONSCIENTIOUS MAN WOULD SHRINK
phonemes: . wˌʌt ɡˈeɪv ðə θˈɪŋ ɐn ˈɪl lˈʊk wʌz ðˈæt, hˌævɪŋ tʃˈoʊzən ðə sˈɛkənd wˈeɪ ænd nˌɑːt bˌiːɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tə kˈæɹi sˈɜːvɪs fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹtiːn ɐdmlnˈɪstɹətˌɪv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm [wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt hɪz pˈɔɪnt ðæt wˈeɪ, hiː ðˈɛn fˈɛl bˈæk ɔnðə fˈɜːst wˈeɪ." "aɪ bᵻlˈiːv," hiː ˈædᵻd wɪð ʃɹˈuːd ˈɪnsaɪt, "ðæt ðɪs ɪz wˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz kˈeɪsᵻz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɐ stɹˈɪktli kˌɑːnsɪˈɛnʃəs mˈæn lˈaɪk mˈɪstɚ. ɡlˈædstoʊn dˈʌz θˈɪŋz fˌaɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈɑːm wˌɪtʃ ɐ lˈɛs kˌɑːnsɪˈɛnʃəs mˈæn wʊd ʃɹˈɪŋk