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

"The Parliamentary Reform Bill will be put to a vote again tomorrow, and Prime Minister Earl Charles Grey has warned his party members, 'My patience has its limits!'"


"The Whig Party is making preliminary contact with the Tory Party, trying to persuade the opposition to change their stance"


"Duke Wellington: 'I have always been consistent in my position, I oppose any election reform that might shake the foundations of Britain'"


"Sir Peel: 'I hope Viscount Palmeston won't get lost on his way to vote this time'"


"Viscount Palmeston retorted, 'You needn't worry, I have my map ready'"


"According to reliable information, if the Parliamentary Reform Bill is blocked again, Earl Grey may consider asking His Majesty the King to dissolve Parliament and hold a new general election"


Arthur sat with his feet on the desk, sinking into his office chair, his face almost buried by the various newspaper headlines about the parliamentary reform.


He muttered, "Are they really serious this time?"


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