Ermengarde St. John
Ermengarde St. John is Sara's best friend. She's not very clever and that's the reason why Miss Minchin is constantly annoyed with her. She asked Sara to be her friend, and Sara tutored her in her subjects.
"...She had noticed very soon one little girl, about her age, who looked at her very hard with a pair of light, rather dull, blue eyes. She was a fat child, who did not look as if she were in the least clever, but she had a good-naturedly pouting mouth." (Chapter 3, Ermengarde)
Ermengarde St. John is Sara's best friend. She's not very clever and that's the reason why Miss Minchin is constantly annoyed with her. She asked Sara to be her friend, and Sara tutored her in her subjects.
"...She had noticed very soon one little girl, about her age, who looked at her very hard with a pair of light, rather dull, blue eyes. She was a fat child, who did not look as if she were in the least clever, but she had a good-naturedly pouting mouth." (Chapter 3, Ermengarde)
Lottie Leigh
Lottie Leigh is the youngest in the seminary. She was just 3 when she met Sara. She was crying so loudly one night because she said that she has no mother and Miss Minchin got mad. Sara saw everything and asked Miss Minchin if she could help in calming Lottie down. She told her that she also lost her mother and their mother are their guardian angels. Lottie also remained loyal to Sara when she went into the attic. Together with Ermengarde, they both sneak into the attic to make Sara happy or to bring her food.
"Her young mother had died, and as the child had been treated like a favorite doll or a very spoiled pet monkey or lap-dog ever since the first hour of her life, she was a very appalling little creature. When she wanted anything or did not want anything she wept and howled." (Chapter 4, Lottie)
Lottie Leigh is the youngest in the seminary. She was just 3 when she met Sara. She was crying so loudly one night because she said that she has no mother and Miss Minchin got mad. Sara saw everything and asked Miss Minchin if she could help in calming Lottie down. She told her that she also lost her mother and their mother are their guardian angels. Lottie also remained loyal to Sara when she went into the attic. Together with Ermengarde, they both sneak into the attic to make Sara happy or to bring her food.
"Her young mother had died, and as the child had been treated like a favorite doll or a very spoiled pet monkey or lap-dog ever since the first hour of her life, she was a very appalling little creature. When she wanted anything or did not want anything she wept and howled." (Chapter 4, Lottie)
Lavinia Herbert
Before Sara arrived, Lavinia Herbert was the richest pupil in the seminary. She was also the eldest. She makes fun and picks on little kids, even Sara. She was jealous of her but se refuses to admit it. Lavinia and her best friend, Jessie, talks about Sara all the time. Lavinia also looks up to her mother and she always follows her examples. She is also the favorite student of Miss Minchin.
"Lavinia, in fact,was spiteful. She was inordinately jealous of Sara. Until the new pupil's arrival, she had felt herself the leader of the school. She had led because she was capable of making herself extremely disagreeable if the others did not follow her. She domineered over the little children, and assumed grand airs with those big enough to be her companions. She was rather pretty, and had been the best dressed in the procession when the Select Seminary walked out two by two, until Sara's velvet coats and sable muffs appeared, combined with drooping ostrich feathers..."
Before Sara arrived, Lavinia Herbert was the richest pupil in the seminary. She was also the eldest. She makes fun and picks on little kids, even Sara. She was jealous of her but se refuses to admit it. Lavinia and her best friend, Jessie, talks about Sara all the time. Lavinia also looks up to her mother and she always follows her examples. She is also the favorite student of Miss Minchin.
"Lavinia, in fact,was spiteful. She was inordinately jealous of Sara. Until the new pupil's arrival, she had felt herself the leader of the school. She had led because she was capable of making herself extremely disagreeable if the others did not follow her. She domineered over the little children, and assumed grand airs with those big enough to be her companions. She was rather pretty, and had been the best dressed in the procession when the Select Seminary walked out two by two, until Sara's velvet coats and sable muffs appeared, combined with drooping ostrich feathers..."
Becky
Becky is a scullery made. She was often discriminated and she had no rights; she can't eat nor communicate with the pupils. She does all errands and she is punished by starving her. She lives in the attic. She is also amused by Sara's way of storytelling. Sara caught her sleeping in her room, and Sara gave the poor girl some food. Every night, Becky would go to her room and Sara would tirelessly tell her stories and give her food. She became Sara's constant companion when she transferred in the attic.
"She was a forlorn little thing who had just taken the place of scullery- maid- though, as to being scullery- maid, she was everything else besides. She blacked boots and grates, and carried heavy coal-scuttles up and down stairs, and scrubbed floors and cleaned windows, and was ordered about by everybody. She was fourteen years old, but was so stunted in growth that she looked about twelve." (Chapter 5, Becky)
Becky is a scullery made. She was often discriminated and she had no rights; she can't eat nor communicate with the pupils. She does all errands and she is punished by starving her. She lives in the attic. She is also amused by Sara's way of storytelling. Sara caught her sleeping in her room, and Sara gave the poor girl some food. Every night, Becky would go to her room and Sara would tirelessly tell her stories and give her food. She became Sara's constant companion when she transferred in the attic.
"She was a forlorn little thing who had just taken the place of scullery- maid- though, as to being scullery- maid, she was everything else besides. She blacked boots and grates, and carried heavy coal-scuttles up and down stairs, and scrubbed floors and cleaned windows, and was ordered about by everybody. She was fourteen years old, but was so stunted in growth that she looked about twelve." (Chapter 5, Becky)