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

Great Dumas nodded in agreement as well, "That solution does seem proper; after all, whether there are many or few, whether they are men or women, old or young, Eld can handle them all. Indeed, if someone writes you a love letter and you don't reply at all, that would be quite rude."


Dickens, holding a teacup, sat quietly by the stove, warming himself. The mention of love letters inevitably brought to mind the pure white lotus in his heart—Miss Mary.


Looking at the fire, Dickens sighed wistfully; he always felt that with his own status, he couldn't muster the courage to face Miss Mary.


Seeing him like this, Great Dumas couldn't help but get irritated, "Charles, I don't mean to put you down. But if you want to woo a girl, you've got to at least show some courage as a man. It's only a banker's daughter, right? I thought you had set your sights on some princess of a nation!"


Chapter 237: Night Talk in the Cabin (5k2)_2