At Arthur's suggestion, Victoria now not only reads Shakespeare, but some early British adventure novels have entered her reading list as well. The most gratifying is that the works of "The British" author Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, and Benjamin Disraeli have also successfully made it onto the must-read list for the Crown Prince.
But this isn't what makes Victoria the happiest. What pleases her most is that her mother no longer supervises every class; in most cases, it's just Lady Leisen accompanying her.
And in today's class, even Lady Leisen didn't attend.
Because she was sent to Regent Street to arrange for a private tailor to come and tailor the various evening dresses Victoria would need for the upcoming social season.
