text_original: These negotiations were begun and conducted for 1711 SEOKET NEGOTIATIONS. 49 some time in perfect secrecy — at least in such secrecy as could well be kept up between two hostile sets of negotiators, each of whom was alike distrustful of the other and alike willing to commit and betray the other where any stratagem could have that effect.
text_transcription: THESE NEGOTIATIONS WERE BEGUN AND CONDUCTED FOR SOME TIME IN PERFECT SECRECY AT LEAST IN SUCH SECRECY AS COULD WELL BE KEPT UP BETWEEN TWO HOSTILE SETS OF NEGOTIATORS EACH OF WHOM WAS ALIKE DISTRUSTFUL OF THE OTHER AND ALIKE WILLING TO COMMIT AND BETRAY THE OTHER WHERE ANY STRATAGEM COULD HAVE THAT EFFECT
phonemes: ðiːz nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz wɜː bɪɡˈʌn ænd kəndˈʌktᵻd fɔːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən sɪˈɑːkɪt nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz. fˈɔːɹɾi nˈaɪn sˌʌm tˈaɪm ɪn pˈɜːfɛkt sˈiːkɹᵻsi — æt lˈiːst ɪn sˈʌtʃ sˈiːkɹᵻsi æz kʊd wˈɛl biː kˈɛpt ˌʌp bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː hˈɑːstəl sˈɛts ʌv nᵻɡˈoʊʃɪˌeɪɾɚz, ˈiːtʃ əv hˈuːm wʌz ɐlˈaɪk dɪstɹˈʌstfəl ʌvðɪ ˈʌðɚ ænd ɐlˈaɪk wˈɪlɪŋ tə kəmˈɪt ænd bᵻtɹˈeɪ ðɪ ˈʌðɚ wˌɛɹ ˌɛni stɹˈæɾeɪdʒəm kˌʊdɐv ðæt ɪfˈɛkt.