dʒˈɛfɹiz, ðə noʊtˈoːɹiəs bˈʊli ʌvðə lˈɔː kˈoːɹts ʌv hɪz dˈeɪ, wʌz ʃˈoʊn æz ɐ hˈændsʌm, bɹˈɪliənt mˈæn wɪð ɐ flˈɔː ɪn hɪz kˈæɹɪktɚ ɐ fˈɔːlən ˈeɪndʒəl tˈaɪp, sˈʌtʃ ɐz fˈɪɡɚd ɪn sˌʌm ʌv wˈaɪldəz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ.
Jeffreys, the notorious bully of the law courts of his day, was shown as a handsome, brilliant man with a flaw in his character – a fallen angel type, such as figured in some of Wilde's writing.