text_original: Nothing could be more absurd than such a proposition; but, from what we know of the character of the Duke, it seems quite possible that it might have commended itself to his wayward and fantastic humour as a sort of compromise which would help all the disputants out of a difficulty.
text_transcription: NOTHING COULD BE MORE ABSURD THAN SUCH A PROPOSITION BUT FROM WHAT WE KNOW OF THE CHARACTER OF THE DUKE IT SEEMS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT IT MIGHT HAVE COMMENDED ITSELF TO HIS WAYWARD AND FANTASTIC HUMOUR AS A SORT OF COMPROMISE WHICH WOULD HELP ALL THE DISPUTANTS OUT OF A DIFFICULTY
phonemes: nˈʌθɪŋ kʊd biː mˈɔːɹ ɐbsˈɜːd ðɐn sˈʌtʃ ɐ pɹˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən; bˌʌt, fɹʌm wʌt wiː nˈoʊ ʌvðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌvðə dˈuːk, ɪt sˈiːmz kwˈaɪt pˈɑːsᵻbəl ðˌɐɾɪt mˌaɪthɐv kəmˈɛndᵻd ɪtsˈɛlf tə hɪz wˈeɪwɚd ænd fæntˈæstɪk hjˈuːmɚɹ æz ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz wˌɪtʃ wʊd hˈɛlp ˈɔːl ðə dɪspjˈuːtənts ˌaʊɾəv ɐ dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti.