text_original: If he would not take upon himself the re  sponsibility of stopping and sending back Prince John before passing the cordon of French troops round Altenburg there seems no reason why, if he considered the danger so great, he should not have detained him for at least a few hours until he could communicate with his master.
text_transcription: IF HE WOULD NOT TAKE UPON HIMSELF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF STOPPING AND SENDING BACK PRINCE JOHN BEFORE PASSING THE CORDON OF FRENCH TROOPS AROUND ALTENBOURG THERE SEEMS NO REASON WHY IF HE CONSIDERED THE DANGER SO GREAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE DETAINED HIM FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS UNTIL HE COULD COMMUNICATE WITH HIS MASTER
phonemes: ɪf hiː wʊd nˌɑːt tˈeɪk əpˌɑːn hɪmsˈɛlf ðə ɹˌiː spˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv stˈɑːpɪŋ ænd sˈɛndɪŋ bˈæk pɹˈɪns dʒˈɑːn bᵻfˌɔːɹ pˈæsɪŋ ðə kˈɔːɹdən ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ tɹˈuːps ɹˈaʊnd ˈɔːlʔn̩bˌɜːɡ ðɛɹ sˈiːmz nˈoʊ ɹˈiːzən wˈaɪ, ɪf hiː kənsˈɪdɚd ðə dˈeɪndʒɚ sˌoʊ ɡɹˈeɪt, hiː ʃˌʊd nˌɑːɾɐv dɪtˈeɪnd hˌɪm fɔːɹ æt lˈiːst ɐ fjˈuː ˈaʊɚz ʌntˈɪl hiː kʊd kəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪt wɪð hɪz mˈæstɚ.