text_original: The answer was that it was too late to recede. The convention was held, and justified my worst fears. When I criticised it, the reply was: " If you had come and presided, as we wished you to do, the result would have been different. You started the movement and now refuse to lead it, but cannot stop it."
text_transcription: THE ANSWER WAS THAT IT WAS TOO LATE TO RECEDE THE CONVENTION WAS HELD AND JUSTIFIED MY WORST FEARS WHEN I CRITICIZED IT THE REPLY WAS IF YOU HAD COME AND PRESIDED AS WE WISHED YOU TO DO THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT YOU STARTED THE MOVEMENT AND NOW REFUSE TO LEAD IT BUT CANNOT STOP IT
phonemes: ðɪ ˈænsɚ wʌz ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz tˈuː lˈeɪt tə ɹᵻsˈiːd. ðə kənvˈɛnʃən wʌz hˈɛld, ænd dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪd maɪ wˈɜːst fˈɪɹz. wˌɛn aɪ kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd ɪt, ðə ɹᵻplˈaɪ wʌz: " ɪf juː hæd kˈʌm ænd pɹɪsˈaɪdᵻd, æz wiː wˈɪʃt juː tə dˈuː, ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn dˈɪfɹənt. juː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ðə mˈuːvmənt ænd nˈaʊ ɹᵻfjˈuːz tə lˈiːd ɪt, bˌʌt kænˈɑːt stˈɑːp ɪt."