text_original: On the top of all this came a summons from the prince demanding the immediate surrender of the city. A dep  utation was at once despatched to Gray's Mill, where the prince had halted, to confer with him. Scarcely had the deputation gone when rumor spread abroad in the town that Cope, Cope the long expected, the almost given up, was actually close at hand, and the weathercock emotions of the town veered to a new quarter. Perhaps they might be able to hold out after all.
text_transcription: ON THE TOP OF ALL THIS CAME A SUMMONS FROM THE PRINCE DEMANDING THE IMMEDIATE SURRENDER OF THE CITY A DEPUTATION WAS AT ONCE DESPATCHED TO GRAY'S MILL WHERE THE PRINCE HAD HALTED TO CONFER WITH HIM SCARCELY HAD THE DEPUTATION GONE WHEN RUMOR SPREAD ABROAD IN THE TOWN THAT COPE COPE THE LONG EXPECTED THE ALMOST GIVEN UP WAS ACTUALLY CLOSE AT HAND AND THE WEATHERCOCK EMOTIONS OF THE TOWN VEERED TO A NEW QUARTER PERHAPS THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HOLD OUT AFTER ALL
phonemes: ɔnðə tˈɑːp ʌv ˈɔːl ðɪs kˈeɪm ɐ sˈʌmənz fɹʌmðə pɹˈɪns dᵻmˈændɪŋ ðɪ ɪmˈiːdɪət sɚɹˈɛndɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɪɾi. ɐ dˈɛp juːtˈeɪʃən wʌz ɐtwˈʌns dᵻspˈætʃt tə ɡɹˈeɪz mˈɪl, wˌɛɹ ðə pɹˈɪns hæd hˈɔltᵻd, tə kənfˈɜː wɪð hˌɪm. skˈɛɹsli hæd ðə dˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən ɡɔn wɛn ɹˈuːmɚ spɹˈɛd ɐbɹˈɔːd ɪnðə tˈaʊn ðæt kˈoʊp, kˈoʊp ðə lˈɔŋ ɛkspˈɛktᵻd, ðɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst ɡˈɪvən ˈʌp, wʌz ˈæktʃuːəli klˈoʊs æt hˈænd, ænd ðə wˈɛðɚkˌɑːk ɪmˈoʊʃənz ʌvðə tˈaʊn vˈɪɹd tʊ ɐ nˈuː kwˈɔːɹɾɚ. pɚhˈæps ðeɪ mˌaɪt biː ˈeɪbəl tə hˈoʊld ˈaʊt ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːl.