ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ pˈɪɹɪpˌɔɪnt fɚðə ɡˈɑːɹdiən, bˌʌt wɪðhˈɛld ʌntˈɪl ðə pˈɑːɹdən wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd, dɪspˈɛld ðə mˈɪθ ðæt bˈɛntli hæd kɹˈaɪd ˌɔn hɪz wˈeɪ tə ðə skˈæfoʊld.
An article written by Pierrepoint for The Guardian, but withheld until the pardon was granted, dispelled the myth that Bentley had cried on his way to the scaffold.