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{{Dialogue2|Mary Anne|Wonderful! As it happens, I've been eager to tour the Devil's Acre. If you were to escort me, I'd be happy to assist you in your inquiry.|Jacob|That strikes me as a dangerous idea.|Then it's settled. Come back here to Downing Street tomorrow night, eight o'clock sharp. Good day, Mr. Frye.|Mary Anne Disraeli stating her desire to visit the Devil's Acre, 1868.|The Bodyguard}} | {{Dialogue2|Mary Anne|Wonderful! As it happens, I've been eager to tour the Devil's Acre. If you were to escort me, I'd be happy to assist you in your inquiry.|Jacob|That strikes me as a dangerous idea.|Then it's settled. Come back here to Downing Street tomorrow night, eight o'clock sharp. Good day, Mr. Frye.|Mary Anne Disraeli stating her desire to visit the Devil's Acre, 1868.|The Bodyguard}} | ||
The '''Devil's Acre''' was a notorious slum in the otherwise resplendent [[London]] borough of [[Westminster]]. | The '''Devil's Acre''' was a notorious slum in the otherwise resplendent [[London]] borough of [[Westminster]]. Because of its proximity to [[Westminster Abbey]] and the [[Palace of Westminster]], Devil's Acre was seen as a cause to work for by London's philanthropists - unlike the larger borough of [[Whitechapel]], which was some distance away, and could feasibly be ignored. | ||
In 1868 [[Jacob Frye]] escorted [[Mary Anne Disraeli]], wife of the then-[[United Kingdom|British]] Prime Minsiter, [[Benjamin Disraeli]], into the Devil's Acre when the latter desired a tour of the area. | In 1868 [[Jacob Frye]] escorted [[Mary Anne Disraeli]], wife of the then-[[United Kingdom|British]] Prime Minsiter, [[Benjamin Disraeli]], into the Devil's Acre when the latter desired a tour of the area. | ||
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- Mary Anne: "Wonderful! As it happens, I've been eager to tour the Devil's Acre. If you were to escort me, I'd be happy to assist you in your inquiry."
- Jacob: "That strikes me as a dangerous idea."
- Mary Anne: "Then it's settled. Come back here to Downing Street tomorrow night, eight o'clock sharp. Good day, Mr. Frye."
- —Mary Anne Disraeli stating her desire to visit the Devil's Acre, 1868.[src]
The Devil's Acre was a notorious slum in the otherwise resplendent London borough of Westminster. Because of its proximity to Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster, Devil's Acre was seen as a cause to work for by London's philanthropists - unlike the larger borough of Whitechapel, which was some distance away, and could feasibly be ignored.
In 1868 Jacob Frye escorted Mary Anne Disraeli, wife of the then-British Prime Minsiter, Benjamin Disraeli, into the Devil's Acre when the latter desired a tour of the area.