text_original: ' Walpole explained,' Mr. MacKnight says, ' that a fifth share in these contracts had been expressly reserved for his friend Eobert Mann ; that the con  tractors chose to pay Mann these sums rather than admit him into the partnership ; that such arrange  ments were then very usual in the public service ; and that, as Secretary at War, he received no advantage whatever from the bargains.'
text_transcription: WALPOLE EXPLAINED MISTER MC KNIGHT SAYS THAT A FIFTH SHARE IN THESE CONTRACTS HAD BEEN EXPRESSLY RESERVED FOR HIS FRIEND ROBERT MAN THAT THE CONTRACTORS CHOSE TO PAY MAN THESE SUMS RATHER THAN ADMIT HIM INTO THE PARTNERSHIP THAT SUCH ARRANGEMENTS WERE THEN VERY USUAL IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND THAT AS SECRETARY OF WAR HE RECEIVED NO ADVANTAGE WHATEVER FROM THE BARGAINS
phonemes: wˈɔlpoʊl ɛksplˈeɪnd,mˈɪstɚ. mˈæk nˈaɪt sˈɛz, ðˌæɾə fˈɪfθ ʃˈɛɹ ɪn ðiːz kˈɑːntɹækts hɐdbɪn ɛkspɹˈɛsli ɹɪzˈɜːvd fɔːɹ hɪz fɹˈɛnd ˈiːɑːbɚt mˈæn ; ðætðə kˈɑːn tɹˈæktɚz tʃˈoʊz tə pˈeɪ mˈæn ðiːz sˈʌmz ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɐdmˈɪt hˌɪm ˌɪntʊ ðə pˈɑːɹtnɚʃˌɪp ; ðæt sˈʌtʃ ɚɹˈeɪndʒ mˈɛnts wɜː ðˈɛn vˈɛɹi jˈuːʒuːəl ɪnðə pˈʌblɪk sˈɜːvɪs ; ænd ðˈæt, æz sˈɛkɹətɹi æt wˈɔːɹ, hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd nˈoʊ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ wʌtˈɛvɚ fɹʌmðə bˈɑːɹɡɪnz.