Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlor of lakes nam villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly.
a. the parlor of the house is small, so the characters are probably desperatly poor.
b. the weather is cold and wet, so the story is likely to be a comedy with a happy ending.
c. there is a fire burning to heat and light a house, so the story is likely set in the past.
d. the house has a name, so it probably knows how to speak and make decisions.