ɪn hɪz ˈɛldɚ jˈɪɹz, hiː hæd ɐ mˈɪstɹəs, ʌv hˈuːm hiː ɛkspɹˈɛsᵻz ɡɹˈæɾɪtˌuːd ðˈæt "aɪ wˈʌzn̩t ɹˈeɪzd baɪ maɪ ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚz mˈɪstɹəs fɔːɹ lˈɔŋɡɚ ðɐn aɪ wʌz".
In his elder years, he had a mistress, of whom he expresses gratitude that "I wasn’t raised by my grandfather's mistress for longer than I was".