ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌvðə tɹˈɪp ænd ɐ lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi bˈɪznəs dᵻpɹˈɛʃən lˈɛft lˈɛsliz bˈɪznəs bˈædli ɪn dˈɛt.
The expense of the trip and a late 19th-century business depression left Leslie's business badly in debt.