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

Just as the young assistant was pondering which competitor sent this gentleman to cause trouble and was preparing to coax him out, the perfumer who had been observing from the back all this time quickly voiced out, "David!"


He stepped forward, pushing the assistant aside, "You go over there and watch, this gentleman is a connoisseur, I will take care of him personally."


Immediately after, the perfumer asked with a smile, "Are you from Paris? Or rather, did you or your ancestors ever serve in the court of the Emperor? This matter of the cheese scent, I've heard Mr. Rubin mention it once, not many people know about it!"


What surprised Arthur was that the other party was actually speaking in French, but since he had the preconceived notion, Arthur didn't mind showing off the acting skills he had learnt from Victor.


To play a Frenchman well, the key lies in getting that air of arrogance just right.


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