text_original: Sher Ali was at least as much alarmed by the approach of Russia as was Lawrence. But he could get no effective assurance of support from Lord Mayo : still less from Lord Northbrook. In 1873 when the Russians were actually marching on Khiva, Sher Ali tried to persuade the Viceroy that *' the interests of the Afghan and English Governments are identical," and that "the border of Afghanistan is in truth the border of India
text_transcription: SHER ALI WAS AT LEAST AS MUCH ALARMED BY THE APPROACH OF RUSSIA AS WAS LAWRENCE BUT HE COULD GET NO EFFECTIVE ASSURANCE OF SUPPORT FROM LORD MAYO STILL LESS FROM LORD NORTHBROOK IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY THREE WHEN THE RUSSIANS WERE ACTUALLY MARCHING ON KIVA SHER ALI TRIED TO PERSUADE THE VICEROY THAT THE INTERESTS OF THE AFGHAN AND ENGLISH GOVERNMENTS ARE IDENTICAL AND THAT THE BORDER AT AFGHANISTAN IS IN TRUTH THE BORDER OF INDIA
phonemes: ʃˈɜːɹ ˈɑːli wʌz æt lˈiːst æz mˈʌtʃ ɐlˈɑːɹmd baɪ ðɪ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ ʌv ɹˈʌʃə æz wʌz lˈɔːɹəns. bˌʌt hiː kʊd ɡɛt nˈoʊ ɪfˈɛktɪv əʃˈʊɹɹəns ʌv səpˈɔːɹt fɹʌm lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪoʊ : stˈɪl lˈɛs fɹʌm lˈɔːɹd nˈɔːɹθbɹʊk. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː wɛn ðə ɹˈʌʃənz wɜːɹ ˈæktʃuːəli mˈɑːɹtʃɪŋ ˌɔn kˈiːvə, ʃˈɜːɹ ˈɑːli tɹˈaɪd tə pɚswˈeɪd ðə vˈaɪsɹɔɪ ðæt ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌvðɪ ˈæfɡæn ænd ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənts ɑːɹ aɪdˈɛntɪkəl," ænd ðˈæt "ðə bˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv æfɡˈænɪstˌæn ɪz ɪn tɹˈuːθ ðə bˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv ˈɪndiə