fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hɪz nˈuːmɚɹəs vˈɪzɪts tə ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən pˈæɹɪs ɛksɪbˈɪʃən ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌv ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ, wˌɛɹ hiː kəntɹˈæktᵻd sˈɪfəlɪs, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋli dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd baɪ lˈʌndən pɹˈɑːstɪtˌuːts hˌuːz plˈɛʒɚz hiː mˈʌtʃ ɛndʒˈɔɪd.
Following his numerous visits to the 1867 Paris Exhibition on behalf of Engineering, where he contracted syphilis, he became increasingly delighted by London prostitutes whose pleasures he much enjoyed.