text_original: I stated, without hesitation, that I would oppose it to the best of my ability, when he replied : " I took it for granted that you would, have con  sulted Mr. White (conductor of the Gazette)^ and we feel that we cannot afford to lose our Catholic patron  age by taking issue with the Bishop, and that it will not be necessary. You, as a pupil of Dr. Black, ought to be able to answer Bishop O'Conner's arguments, and we will leave him to you.
text_transcription: I STATED WITHOUT HESITATION THAT I WOULD OPPOSE IT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY WHEN HE REPLIED I TOOK IT FOR GRANTED THAT YOU WOULD HAVE CONSULTED MISTER WHITE CONDUCTOR OF THE GAZETTE AND WE FEEL THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE OUR CATHOLIC PATRONAGE BY TAKING ISSUE WITH THE BISHOP AND THAT IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY YOU AS THE PUPIL OF DOCTOR BLACK OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER BISHOP O'KONNOR'S ARGUMENTS AND WE WILL LEAVE HIM TO YOU
phonemes: aɪ stˈeɪɾᵻd, wɪðˌaʊt hˌɛzɪtˈeɪʃən, ðæt aɪ wʊd əpˈoʊz ɪt tə ðə bˈɛst ʌv maɪ ɐbˈɪləɾi, wˌɛn hiː ɹᵻplˈaɪd : " aɪ tˈʊk ɪt fɔːɹ ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðæt juː wˈʊd, hæv kˈɑːn sˈʌltᵻd mˈɪstɚ. wˈaɪt (kəndˈʌktɚɹ ʌvðə ɡəzˈɛt)ænd wiː fˈiːl ðæt wiː kænˈɑːt ɐfˈɔːɹd tə lˈuːz ˌaʊɚ kˈæθlɪk pˈeɪtɹən ˈeɪdʒ baɪ tˈeɪkɪŋ ˈɪʃuː wɪððə bˈɪʃəp, ænd ðˌɐɾɪt wɪl nˌɑːt biː nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi. juː, æz ɐ pjˈuːpəl ʌv dˈɑːktɚ. blˈæk, ˈɔːt təbi ˈeɪbəl tʊ ˈænsɚ bˈɪʃəp oʊkˈɑːnɚz ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənts, ænd wiː wɪl lˈiːv hˌɪm tə juː.