text_original: The explanation does not much relieve the darkness of Akbar Khan's character. It is given here as history, not as exculpa  246 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. cn. ix. tion. There is not the slightest reason to suppose that Akbar Khan would have shrunk from any treachery or any cruelty which served his purpose.
text_transcription: THE EXPLANATION DOES NOT MUCH RELIEVE THE DARKNESS OF OCBARKON'S CHARACTER IT IS GIVEN HERE AS HISTORY NOT AS EXCULPATION THERE IS NOT THE SLIGHTEST REASON TO SUPPOSE THAT OCTACON WOULD HAVE SHRUNK FROM ANY TREACHERY OR ANY CRUELTY WHICH SERVED HIS PURPOSE
phonemes: ðɪ ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən dʌznˌɑːt mˈʌtʃ ɹᵻlˈiːv ðə dˈɑːɹknəs ʌv ˈækbɑːɹ kˈɑːnz kˈæɹɪktɚ. ɪɾ ɪz ɡˈɪvən hˈɪɹ æz hˈɪstɚɹi, nˌɑːt æz ɛkskˈʌlpə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈɛn. ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn. tɪˈɑːn. ðɛɹ ɪz nˌɑːt ðə slˈaɪɾɪst ɹˈiːzən tə səpˈoʊz ðæt ˈækbɑːɹ kˈɑːn wʊdhɐv ʃɹˈʌŋk fɹʌm ˌɛni tɹˈɛtʃɚɹi ɔːɹ ˌɛni kɹˈuːəlti wˌɪtʃ sˈɜːvd hɪz pˈɜːpəs.