dᵻvˈoːɹs ɪnðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wʌz sˈoʊʃəl ɹˈuːɪn fɔːɹ wˈɪmɪn, ænd hˈæɹiət nˈæɹoʊli ɛskˈeɪpt sˈʌtʃ kɐlˈæmᵻɾi ˈoʊnli wɛn dˈʌŋkænənz fˈɑːðɚ wˈɪljəm pˈɑːnsɑːnbi, sˈɛkənd ˈɜːl ʌv bˈɛsbəɹˌoʊ ænd ðə pˈaʊɚfəl kˈævəndˌɪʃ klˈæn sˈaɪdᵻd wɪð hˈæɹiət, mˌeɪkɪŋ dᵻvˈoːɹsɪŋ hɜː sˈoʊʃəl sˈuːɪsˌaɪd.
Divorce in the 18th century was social ruin for women, and Harriet narrowly escaped such calamity only when Duncannon's father William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough and the powerful Cavendish clan sided with Harriet, making divorcing her social suicide.