text_original: The cool, philosophic observer of a later time might wonder also how the Duke's sense of public responsibility could allow him to peril a life which he must have known to be of the highest value to his country, for the sake of taking part in a combat with an antagonist whose personal opinion of the Duke and of the Duke's conduct could not be of the slightest importance to the vast majority of the Duke's countrymen.
text_transcription: THE COOL PHILOSOPHIC OBSERVER OF A LATER TIME MIGHT WONDER ALSO HOW THE DUKE'S SENSE OF PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY COULD ALLOW HIM TO PERIL A LIFE WHICH HE MUST HAVE KNOWN TO BE OF THE HIGHEST VALUE TO HIS COUNTRY FOR THE SAKE OF TAKING PART IN A COMBAT WITH AN ANTAGONIST WHOSE PERSONAL OPINION OF THE DUKE AND OF THE DUKE'S CONDUCT COULD NOT BE OF THE SLIGHTEST IMPORTANCE TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE DUKE'S COUNTRYMEN
phonemes: ðə kˈuːl, fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪk əbzˈɜːvɚɹ əvə lˈeɪɾɚ tˈaɪm mˌaɪt wˈʌndɚɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ hˌaʊ ðə dˈuːks sˈɛns ʌv pˈʌblɪk ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi kʊd ɐlˈaʊ hˌɪm tə pˈɛɹəl ɐ lˈaɪf wˌɪtʃ hiː mˈʌstɐv nˈoʊn təbi ʌvðə hˈaɪɪst vˈæljuː tə hɪz kˈʌntɹi, fɚðə sˈeɪk ʌv tˈeɪkɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ɪn ɐ kˈɑːmbæt wɪð ɐn æntˈæɡənˌɪst hˌuːz pˈɜːsənəl əpˈɪniən ʌvðə dˈuːk ænd ʌvðə dˈuːks kˈɑːndʌkt kʊd nˌɑːt biː ʌvðə slˈaɪɾɪst ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns tə ðə vˈæst mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə dˈuːks kˈʌntɹɪmˌɛn.