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

What was even more perplexing was that nobody knew how these two economists had ended up together.


In terms of background, Thomas Malthus hailed from a typical upper-class British family, while David Ricardo was a discriminated Jewish immigrant.


In terms of education, Thomas Malthus was an outstanding graduate from Cambridge, holding a Master's degree and a fellowship at Jesus College, Cambridge. In contrast, David Ricardo had only attended a business school in the Netherlands for two years. Beyond self-study, his understanding of economics came from hands-on experience trading at the London Stock Exchange with his father since he was fourteen.


Even in terms of personality, the two were worlds apart.


David Ricardo was an undeniable playboy; as a retired stockbroker with a fortune of 1.6 million pounds, his romantic life outside of work was also rich. Juggling stocks while circulating among several ladies was a course he had mastered well.


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