text_original: How entirely innocent of this charge Burnes was we all now know; but it would be idle to deny that there was much in the external aspect of events to excuse such a suspicion in the mind of an infuriated Afghan. To the last Bumes refused to believe that he was in danger. He had always been a friend to the Afghans, he said, and he could have nothing to fear. It was true. He had always been the sincere friend of the Afghans.
text_transcription: HOW ENTIRELY INNOCENT OF THIS CHARGE BURNS WAS WE ALL NOW KNOW BUT IT WOULD BE IDLE TO DENY THAT THERE WAS MUCH IN THE EXTERNAL ASPECT OF EVENTS TO EXCUSE SUCH A SUSPICION IN THE MIND OF AN INFURIATED AFGHAN TO THE LAST BURNS REFUSED TO BELIEVE THAT HE WAS IN DANGER HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN A FRIEND TO THE AFGHANS HE SAID AND HE COULD HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR IT WAS TRUE HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN THE SINCER
phonemes: hˌaʊ ɛntˈaɪɚli ˈɪnəsənt ʌv ðɪs tʃˈɑːɹdʒ bˈɜːnz wʌz wiː ˈɔːl nˈaʊ nˈoʊ; bˌʌt ɪt wʊd biː ˈaɪdəl tə dᵻnˈaɪ ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz mˈʌtʃ ɪnðɪ ɛkstˈɜːnəl ˈæspɛkt ʌv ᵻvˈɛnts tʊ ɛkskjˈuːs sˈʌtʃ ɐ səspˈɪʃən ɪnðə mˈaɪnd əvən ɪnfjˈʊɹɹɪˌeɪɾᵻd ˈæfɡæn. tə ðə lˈæst bjˈuːmz ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə bᵻlˈiːv ðæt hiː wʌz ɪn dˈeɪndʒɚ. hiː hæd ˈɔːlweɪz bˌɪn ɐ fɹˈɛnd tə ðɪ ˈæfɡænz, hiː sˈɛd, ænd hiː kˌʊdɐv nˈʌθɪŋ tə fˈɪɹ. ɪt wʌz tɹˈuː. hiː hæd ˈɔːlweɪz bˌɪn ðə sɪnsˈɪɹ fɹˈɛnd ʌvðɪ ˈæfɡænz.