sentences:  The Prince exploited his friend and subjected him to humiliations, for example, on one occasion, pouring a glass of brandy over his head.However, Sykes's lavish entertainment of the "Marlborough House Set" - and the Prince of Wales - "dissipated much of his fortune".In the late 1880s he was compelled to take out large loans which led to a long-running dispute with his solicitor and parliamentary agent eventually settled in the Chancery Court.