text_original: How can we — they probably thus reasoned with themselves — back up to the last a prince who positively refused to listen to the offer of a compromise spontaneously made by his father ? Money went much further in those days than it does in ours. Fifty thousand pounds a year must have been a magnificent fortune for a Prince of Wales in the earlier part of the last century.
text_transcription: HOW CAN WE THEY PROBABLY THUS REASONED WITH THEMSELVES BACK UP TO THE LAST A PRINCE WHO POSITIVELY REFUSED TO LISTEN TO THE OFFER OF A COMPROMISE SPONTANEOUSLY MADE BY HIS FATHER MONEY WENT MUCH FURTHER IN THOSE DAYS THAN A DOZEN OURS FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS A YEAR MUST HAVE BEEN A MAGNIFICENT FORTUNE FOR A PRINCE OF WALES IN THE EARLIER PART OF THE LAST CENTURY
phonemes: hˌaʊ kˈæn wiː — ðeɪ pɹˈɑːbəbli ðˈʌs ɹˈiːzənd wɪð ðɛmsˈɛlvz — bˈæk ˌʌp tə ðə lˈæst ɐ pɹˈɪns hˌuː pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪvli ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə lˈɪsən tə ðɪ ˈɔfɚɹ əvə kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz spɑːntˈeɪniəsli mˌeɪd baɪ hɪz fˈɑːðɚ ? mˈʌni wɛnt mˈʌtʃ fˈɜːðɚɹ ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz ðɐn ɪt dˈʌz ɪn aʊɚz. fˈɪfti θˈaʊzənd pˈaʊndz ɐ jˈɪɹ mˈʌstɐv bˌɪn ɐ mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt fˈɔːɹtʃʊn fɚɹə pɹˈɪns ʌv wˈeɪlz ɪnðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə lˈæst sˈɛntʃɚɹi.