text_original: The latter arrangement was not perma  nent. In 1885 Prince Alexander of Battenberg, who had accepted in 1879 the Principality of Bulgaria, yielded to the clearly ex  pressed will of the people and agreed to the union of the two Bulgarias. The diplomatic position was now entirely reversed : Russia was indignant ; Great Britain not merely acquiescent but approving. The explanation is simple.
text_transcription: THE LATTER ARRANGEMENT WAS NOT PERMANENT IN EIGHTEEN EIGHTY FIVE PRINCE ALEXANDER OF BUTTENBEG WHO HAD ACCEPTED IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY NINE THE PRINCIPALITY OF BULGARIA YIELDED TO THE CLEARLY EXPRESSED WILL OF THE PEOPLE AND AGREED TO THE UNION OF THE TWO BULGARIAS THE DIPLOMATIC POSITION WAS NOW ENTIRELY REVERSED RUSSIA WAS INDIGNANT GREAT BRITAIN NOT MERELY ACQUICENT BUT APPROVING THE EXPLANATION IS SIMPLE
phonemes: ðə lˈæɾɚɹ ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt wʌz nˌɑːt pˈɜːmə nˈɛnt. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv pɹˈɪns ˌælɪɡzˈændɚɹ ʌv bˈætənbˌɜːɡ, hˌuː hæd ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ðə pɹˌɪnsɪpˈælᵻɾi ʌv bʌlɡˈɛɹiə, jˈiːldᵻd tə ðə klˈɪɹli ˈɛks pɹˈɛst wɪl ʌvðə pˈiːpəl ænd ɐɡɹˈiːd tə ðə jˈuːniən ʌvðə tˈuː bʌlɡˈɛɹiəz. ðə dˌɪpləmˈæɾɪk pəzˈɪʃən wʌz nˈaʊ ɛntˈaɪɚli ɹᵻvˈɜːst : ɹˈʌʃə wʌz ɪndˈɪɡnənt ; ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli ˌækwɪˈɛsənt bˌʌt ɐpɹˈuːvɪŋ. ðɪ ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən ɪz sˈɪmpəl.