Chasing Time

“Next, we have the most noble recipient of the Order of the Garter, the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Grand Cross of the Bath, the Victoria Cross and the lower grades of Knighthood, the leader of the anti-colonial movement, the bell-ringer of the East India Company, the hero of the Crimean War, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a lifelong dear friend of literary giants such as Dickens and Great Dumas, a steadfast supporter of scientific luminaries like Faraday and Darwin, having served as assistant under-secretary, deputy under-secretary, and permanent under-secretary in departments of the Home Office and the Navy Department of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the inaugural Cabinet Secretary and head of the civil service, the first graduate and most distinguished alumnus of our school. Please welcome Sir Arthur Hastings to deliver a speech on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the University of London.”
Arthur's gaze swept across the crowd before him, looking at the young faces and murmured, “Agares, what do you think I should say?”
The Red Devil's wraith hovered behind him, saliva almost dribbling from the corner of his mouth, “Look at these ignorant souls; they still worship you as a hero. Why not say something they'd like to hear?”
Arthur took a deep breath and let out a deafening roar, “Oxford is a bunch of whores' bastards!”
“Oh!!!!”
The audience erupted into thunderous applause.
“Cambridge is the same!” he added immediately.
The applause grew even more fervent...
(The protagonist, possessed by a devil, travels through 19th-century Britain in a world without magic)

The Shadow of Great Britain

As a celebrated socialite in London high society, Mrs. Livingstone fully utilized her appearances and status. She not only became the first foreign patron of Almack's Club since its establishment in 1765 but also, as a German-Russian, faithfully incorporated the German waltz into the club's dance options.


When her husband was in London, Mrs. Livingstone excelled in fulfilling her duties as a devoted wife and mother, but when the Earl went out, she occasionally spiced up her mundane life with visits from the Austrian Prime Minister Metternich and Viscount Palmeston, who were on business in London.


By maintaining close relationships with these prominent European politicians, she acquired a great deal of 'unexpected intelligence' for Russia. Within the Russian court, she was considered at least as important politically as her ambassador husband, and sometimes even more so.


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