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

"Of course, mathematical variations are always very subtle. In the hands of a capable person, three shillings can perform the worth of three thousand pounds. In the hands of a mediocrity, even thirty thousand pounds are worthless. This is why Viscount Melbourne insists on delivering the annual three hundred pound living allowance into Mister Faraday's hands rather than anyone else's. It's because we believe that once he has the money, he won't have to hustle for a living and can devote himself better to the cause of science."


"Similarly, the appointment of six additional chief constables to the Police Intelligence Department has the same purpose, Mister Hastings. We feel you can make good use of the leisure time after extricating yourself from piles of paperwork to do something more meaningful, such as persuading Mister Faraday to accept this money."


Chapter 272 Timely Rain Hastings (4K2)_3