text_original: The prisoner is reported to have answered with a kind of prophetic dig  nity that his tormentor did not know how soon he might in his turn have to ask for himself the mercy which he now refused to a fellow being.
text_transcription: THE PRISONER IS REPORTED TO HAVE ANSWERED WITH A KIND OF PROPHETIC DIGNITY THAT HIS TORMENTOR DID NOT KNOW HOW SOON HE MIGHT IN HIS TURN HAVE TO ASK FOR HIMSELF THE MERCY WHICH HE NOW REFUSED TO A FELLOW BEING
phonemes: ðə pɹˈɪzənɚɹ ɪz ɹᵻpˈɔːɹɾᵻd tə hæv ˈænsɚd wɪð ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv pɹɑːfˈɛɾɪk dˈɪɡ nˈɪɾi ðæt hɪz tɔːɹmˈɛntɔːɹ dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ hˌaʊ sˈuːn hiː mˌaɪt ɪn hɪz tˈɜːn hæv tʊ ˈæsk fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf ðə mˈɜːsi wˌɪtʃ hiː nˈaʊ ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ɐ fˈɛloʊ bˈiːɪŋ.