text_original: Such a fe eling was the surest guard against abuse for the future, and the matter was allowed to drop. The minister is to be pitied who is compelled even by legitimate necessity to have recourse to such an expe  dient; he would be despised now by every decent man if he turned to it without such justification.
text_transcription: SUCH A FEELING WAS THE SUREST GUARD AGAINST ABUSE FOR THE FUTURE AND THE MATTER WAS ALLOWED TO DROP THE MINISTER IS TO BE PITIED WHO IS COMPELLED EVEN BY LEGITIMATE NECESSITY TO HAVE RECOURSE TO SUCH AN EXPEDIENT HE WOULD BE DESPISED NOW BY EVERY DECENT MAN IF HE TURNED TO IT WITHOUT SUCH JUSTIFICATION
phonemes: sˈʌtʃ ɐ fˈiː ˈɛlɪŋ wʌzðə ʃˈʊɹɹəst ɡˈɑːɹd ɐɡˈɛnst ɐbjˈuːs fɚðə fjˈuːtʃɚ, ænd ðə mˈæɾɚ wʌz ɐlˈaʊd tə dɹˈɑːp. ðə mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ɪz təbi pˈɪɾid hˌuː ɪz kəmpˈɛld ˈiːvən baɪ lədʒˈɪɾᵻmət nəsˈɛsɪɾi tə hæv ɹᵻkˈɔːɹs tə sˈʌtʃ ɐn ɛkspˈɛ dˈiːnt; hiː wʊd biː dᵻspˈaɪzd nˈaʊ baɪ ˈɛvɹi dˈiːsənt mˈæn ɪf hiː tˈɜːnd tʊ ɪt wɪðˌaʊt sˈʌtʃ dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən.