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

Arthur was sitting in a café, but he had no interest in Harrison, the insignificant figure.


In his eyes, Harrison's political career had already ended, and if he were to lose again in the upcoming election, his biological life might also be at its end.


The fate of a dead man was clearly less worthwhile than the heated issue of Poland.


Ever since he received the manuscript from the Friends of Poland Association, Arthur had been speculating on the Cabinet and Parliament's true stance on Poland.


In this matter, the members' positions were not as clearly divided along party lines as during the parliamentary reform; both Tory and Whig members supported aiding Poland as well as maintaining silence.


It was clear that the High Chancellor, Lord Brougham, favored Poland; otherwise, he wouldn't have let Thomas Campbell take the Friends of Poland Literary Society to "The British."


Arthur pondered this silently, while Harrison, seeing his indifferent demeanor, broke out in a cold sweat.


Chapter 227 Harrison's Unexpected Gift (4K8)_3