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

"Charles, you might rather wait and consult Eld directly when he returns from his seafaring ventures than believe them. After all, Eld may not be clear on other matters, but he does take great interest in the plight of the nightingales. Oh, and do bear in mind that Eld's figures could be inflated, as his census sometimes accidentally includes Paris and the male population." 


Upon hearing this, Arthur shrugged and said, "Alexander, you've just said that it's impossible for you to be involved with half the women of Paris, and now you start to believe in Eld's capabilities? Although Scotland Yard's data indeed tends to be low, even those we firmly identify already amount to 8,600."


Dickens took a deep breath and said, "Arthur, do you think a figure of 30,000 would be more accurate?"


Chapter 236 Dickens's Love Story (4K6)_3