"Sir, the fare is 1 shilling and 4 pence."

Arthur pulled a few coins out of his wallet and handed them to the driver, then pulled the door open and got out of the car.

Perhaps the biggest convenience he received from his promotion from Superintendent to Superintendent was the cheaper ride to GreySam's College.

The Red Devil covered his nose, trying to keep the perfume from entering his nostrils, and he complained, "Aren't you done with all your papers on electricity?" Why should you come here? Rather than let me soak in this pile of human perfume that is pungent than the Thames, it would be better to drown me in Barr's cesspool! ”

Arthur lit his pipe, put the burnt match on the sole of his shoe, took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Come on, if you can't stand the smell, don't follow me to General Codrington's banquet this weekend." If the old Rothschild butler hadn't lied to me, there would have been a lot of aristocratic women at the banquet. For those who value face, their perfumes must be just as expensive. Of course, expensive nature also represents a stronger smell. ”

When Agareth heard this, he gradually came to his senses.

"So, the reason why you are making a special trip to the Royal Society today is to ask Faraday to teach you some scientific experiments that you can perform at the banquet?"

Arthur glanced at him and asked, "Or else?" I can't give them another live performance of the Hastings they did in Taul Hamlets, can I? After all, the experiment required a hemp rope to tie the wrists, and a flintlock pistol, and the preparation of the experiment was so exciting that it would freak out the ladies and ladies. ”

When the Red Devil heard this, he couldn't help rubbing his palms and laughing, "Oh! My dear Arthur, you may have underestimated the endurance of the noble ladies. Quite a few of them are far worse than you think, and maybe you, the little villain, are clean compared to them. ”

Arthur just stared at the devil for a moment, and he spoke, "I'm not sure what you're going to say, but I'm guessing what you're going to tell later Elder might be of great interest. ”

"What about you?"

Arthur didn't hide it, he nodded and said, "Actually, I'm about the same, if you have to talk about it, of course I'm willing to listen." ”

When Agareth heard this, he couldn't help but smile and stretched out his palm at him: "That's it, a soul." If you agree, I'll start with Lady Hamilton, Horatio Nelson's mistress, who is popular in British aristocratic circles. ”

Arthur nodded slightly when he heard this, he pinched his chin and pondered for a moment, and then said, "Maybe it's better for me to listen to it when I go home." After all, this is the lover of Horatio Nelson, the soul of the Royal Navy, and I'm sure Elder would be willing to give his soul to listening to this story. ”

With that, Arthur looked up at Grey Sam College in front of him, and from the crowd of people who were leaving the venue one after another, he could conclude that a science lecture should have just ended here.

But what made Arthur feel a little curious was that in addition to a large number of beautiful ladies and gentlemen who showed their gentlemanly demeanor at the gate of Grey Sam College today, there were actually a few military policemen standing at the door on duty.

Before Arthur could step forward, the leader of the military police was already the first to greet him.

"Mr. Hastings, do you remember me?"

Arthur glanced at the other man, but fortunately he had a good memory, so he didn't let the atmosphere go down.

"I think I've seen you, you're Corporal John of the 10th Royal Infantry Regiment, right? I remember you, and you made a pretty deep impression on me about that body robbery. ”

When the other party heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "No wonder the newspapers say that no criminal can escape your eyes, you really have a good memory." ”

Arthur quipped, "If the garrison company of the 10th Royal Infantry Regiment can be dispatched to guard the work, is there any big man visiting the Royal Society today?" ”

Corporal John replied with a smile: "You really guessed accurately, worthy of the detective of Scotland Yard, yes, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Henry Goulburn made a special visit today. Sir Peel has proposed an annuity for the scientists of the Royal Society, and Lord Goulburn has come today to ascertain their standard of living so that a suitable standard of payment may be formulated. ”

Arthur was overjoyed to hear this, because he had long felt that the current scientists working at the Royal Society were too poorly paid.

Faraday's black dress was washed white when he gave a speech, and there were even a few small tears on the edges of his sleeves, and his relatively low standard of living was completely disproportionate to his contribution to the field of physical chemistry.

This is true even for scientists as well-known as Faraday who specialize in applied fields, let alone those who specialize in theoretical fields.

In other words, even if he was as strong as Isaac Newton, he lived mainly on the income of his official position as director of the Royal Mint, and the benefits of scientific research were almost entirely honorary, not material.

On the other hand, it is enough to see the anxiety of the Wellington cabinet who is currently in a hurry to go to the hospital. From the enactment of the Beer Act to diplomatic victories on the high seas, it is now intended to spend money on the scientists of the Royal Society.

The Duke of Wellington may indeed have been a military commander who was not very good at attacking, but there was a reason why many of France's marshals could not break through his defenses.

Arthur pondered the reason for Chancellor of the Exchequer's sudden visit to the Royal Society, but he had just caught some signs when he saw a sudden commotion in the crowd of people in the Academy.

Amid the exclamations of the ladies and a few shouts of 'catch him,' Arthur saw a young man in a neat suit scrambling through the crowd and stumbling out.

Arthur glanced at him slightly, almost recognizing him as an old friend of similar stature, Held, who he thought might be Elder doing something he shouldn't have done at the lecture again, so he ignited the anger of the gentlemen.

But when the young man ran closer, Arthur realized that the guy was still wearing a pair of oval gold-wire glasses, and his face was much softer than Eld's.

Could it be a thief?

Arthur thought of this, and his instinct as a Scottish Yard police officer forced him to subconsciously stick out his feet.

There was a thud, and the man fell to the ground instantly, followed by four or five Royal Society apprentices who knew Arthur well from behind, and pushed the man to the ground.

The young man struggled and cried out in fear, "Don't! Please, don't take me back, I don't have the guts to stand on the rostrum of the Royal Society, and I don't have the guts to stay in that little dark room that you have prepared for me. ”

Looking at this, Arthur couldn't help but ask, "What the hell is going on?" ”

The apprentices looked up at Arthur before they spoke out in surprise, "Mr. Hastings? Alas, it is thanks to you today, otherwise this gentleman would have had to run away again! He has already released our pigeons several times, and if he is allowed to slip out again this time, the president and the gentlemen and ladies who will come to the lecture tomorrow will certainly not spare us. ”

"Escape?" Arthur thought that the man who was pressed to the ground might be a criminal, but according to them, this guy was not only not a criminal, but also a special guest invited by the Royal Society to give a speech.

He glanced at the man, he looked quiet, he was also in his 20s, he had such a high achievement at such a young age, why did he still hate him when he listened to the tone of the apprentices?

The apprentices also saw Arthur's suspicions, and they divided up a few men to bring the young man back to Greysam College, while the remaining one was embarrassed to explain to Arthur.

"Mr. Wheatstone can't be blamed entirely for that. After all, not everyone is as familiar with lectures as Mr. Faraday, and while it is a supreme honor to give a lecture at the Royal Society, it also puts an invisible pressure on the speaker.

Moreover, Mr. Wheatstone was arguably the most shy man I had ever seen in my life, and we had invited him to give lectures several times before, but he would always sneak out before the lecture began.

In order to allow Mr. Wheatstone to give a lecture normally, the Duke of Sussex also specially changed the lecture rules of the Royal Society, requiring the speaker to arrive one day in advance, and after arriving at the venue, he must be locked up in a small room specially prepared for them by the Royal Society, and we will not officially release him until the lecture is over.

But I didn't expect that, even though we had been so well prepared, Mr. Wheatstone would still be able to find the gap between our shifts and sneak out without us noticing. I even have some doubts now that if Mr. Wheatstone had not chosen to study science, perhaps he would have succeeded in the mantle of Jack Shepard, the London thief of the last century, after all, Shepard had only managed to escape from prison five times in his lifetime, and Mr. Wheatstone was now very close to breaking that record. ”

Arthur took a puff of his cigarette and looked up at Mr. Wheatstone, who was being dragged by the apprentices in front of him, with a frightened expression and a near-out-of-control physical behavior, and couldn't help but be a little curious: "What field is this gentleman studying?" Maybe I can ask him for advice, or I can ease his tension by the way. ”

Arthur was willing to help, and the apprentices were of course happy: "Thank you for your kind help, Mr. Wheatstone came from a family of musical instruments and was originally a musical instrument maker, so his research fields naturally fell into the fields of optics and acoustics. If you can calm his emotions, I'm sure he'll be willing to teach you what he's mastered.

After all, you know, it's always easy for shy people to make friends with them. And the manikin that Mr. Wheatstone made is indeed interesting. ”

After eating last night, I thought about lying down for a while, but I fell asleep. It's already four o'clock in the morning when I wake up.,There's still a chapter to be done after this chapter.,It should be able to make it up in the morning.。

(End of chapter)