text_original: The death of Lady Flora Hastings happened soon after it. It is not strictly in logical propriety that such events, or their rapid succession, should tend to bring into disrepute the Ministry who 142 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. CH. TI. can only be regarded as tbeir historical contem  poraries.
text_transcription: THE DEATH OF LADY FLORA HASTINGS HAPPENED SOON AFTER IT IT IS NOT STRICTLY IN LOGICAL PROPRIETY THAT SUCH EVENTS OR THEIR RAPID SUCCESSION SHOULD BRING INTO DISREPUTE THE MINISTRY WHO CAN ONLY BE REGARDED AS THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEMPORARIES
phonemes: ðə dˈɛθ ʌv lˈeɪdi flˈɔːɹə hˈeɪstɪŋz hˈæpənd sˈuːn ˈæftɚɹ ɪt. ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt stɹˈɪktli ɪn lˈɑːdʒɪkəl pɹəpɹˈaɪəɾi ðæt sˈʌtʃ ᵻvˈɛnts, ɔːɹ ðɛɹ ɹˈæpɪd səksˈɛʃən, ʃˌʊd tˈɛnd tə bɹˈɪŋ ˌɪntʊ dˌɪsɹɪpjˈuːt ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi hˌuː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi tˈuː ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. tˈaɪ. kæn ˈoʊnli biː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz tˈiːbˈɛɹ hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl kəntˈɛm pɚɹˈɛɹiz.