klˈɛɹ dˈɛftstoʊn ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt ðˈæt "wˈɛðɚɹ ɔːɹ nˌɑːt dˈɔɪlz kˌæɹɪktɚɹaɪzˈeɪʃən fˈɪts wɪððə kˈaɪnd ʌvðə pˈɜːsən ðætðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl dʒˈʌdʒ dʒˈɛfɹiz ɹˈiəli wʌz, ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt kəmplˈiːtli ɪmplˈɔːzᵻbəl ðˌɐɾɪt hˌæd sʌm ˈɪnfluːəns ɔːɹ bˈɛɹɪŋ ˌɔn hˌaʊ wˈaɪldə ʃˈeɪpt ðə mˈeɪn kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv dˈoːɹiən ɡɹˈeɪ".
Claire Deftstone remarked that "Whether or not Doyle's characterization fits with the kind of the person that the historical Judge Jeffreys really was, it is not completely implausible that it had some influence or bearing on how Wilde shaped the main character of 'Dorian Grey'".