æt ðə tˈaɪmz, pɹˈɑːmɪnənt ænd skˈændəlˌaɪzɪŋ wʌz hɪz ˌɔːɾoʊdᵻstɹˈʌktɪv ɹoʊmˈæns wɪð ɐ mˈæɹid wˈʊmən, zˈoʊfiɚ ɹˈuːsɪnskə, hˌuː hæd ɐ mˈɛntəl ˈɪlnəs.
At the times, prominent and scandalizing was his autodestructive romance with a married woman, Zofia Rucińska, who had a mental illness.