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

London Holborn, Greville Street, London Free General Hospital.


If it were just a first glance, the red brick building of only a few storefronts in size would hardly be recognized as a hospital, as it is easily mistaken for a private clinic commonly found by the roadside.


Although the clinic is small, it is well-equipped. Most commendably, since its establishment in 1828, the London Free General Hospital has been dedicated to providing free medical services to the poor people of London.


The founding of this hospital cannot be discussed without mentioning Dr. William Marsden, currently also a professor at the University of London's medical school.


In the cold winter of 1828, Mr. Marsden found a girl dying of disease and starvation on the steps of St Andrew's Church in Holborn. Moved by compassion, Mr. Marsden picked up the girl, hoping to seek help from a nearby hospital.


Chapter 276: The Source of the Epidemic