ðə lˈʌv ʌv ɐnˈʌðɚ mˈæn, kˈæʒuːəl fɹˈɛnd lˈʌdwɪɡ vˈɑːn dʒˈɜːlætʃ, hˌuː wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌʌm ɐ tˈiːtʃɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːɾoʊ vˈɑːn bˈɪsmɑːɹk, lˈɛd tə hˈɛnsəl ɛndʒˈɔɪɪŋ ɐ hˈaɪ plˈeɪs wɪðˌɪn ðə sˈɛntɚ pˈɑːɹɾi, ɐ pˈaʊɚfəl pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn dʒˈɜːməni æt ðə tˈaɪm.
The love of another man, casual friend Ludwig von Gerlach, who would later become a teacher of Otto von Bismarck, led to Hensel enjoying a high place within the Centre Party, a powerful political party in Germany at the time.