Chapter 40

• The hot day became increasingly unbearable thanks to the infinite boredom that settled in the ridiculously stuffy room. The air conditioning was not enough, as there was only one for a huge room. Logically, whoever built it failed to consider the extremely hot days, clinging to the old idea that England only has cold days.
• Victoria was dressed in short, almost transparent clothes, trying to ignore the fact that she was sweating like a pig, as she put it in her own words. Irritated, she thought that Damiano's prohibitions were of no use, since depriving her of the outside world was proving to be a very unpleasant experience.
• Finally, after many complaints and arguments, Victoria won.