How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"I didn't want you to know," Sara said. "It would have made me feel like a street beggar. I know I look like a street beggar." (15.104)
Sara is acutely aware of how un-rich she looks, but Ermengarde doesn't mind at all. Guess there are some benefits to being a little dim-witted.
Quote #8
It was the Princess Sara indeed. At least, since the days when she had been a princess, Sara had never looked as she did now. She did not seem the Sara they had seen come down the back stairs a few hours ago. She was dressed in the kind of frock Lavinia had been used to envying her the possession of. (16.81)
Take that Lavinia and Miss Minchin! Sara's back in fashion. (And, hey, where is our mysterious benefactor? We could totally use a new wardrobe.)
Quote #9
The Indian gentleman's carriage, with its tall horses, drew up before the door of the next house, and its owner and a little figure, warm with soft, rich furs, descended the steps to get into it. (19.24)
Wow. She really does like those sumptuous fabrics and furs, doesn't she? Why all the emphasis on the clothes? And do you notice how Burnett describes all these clothes with texture detail? It not actually about how they look, but how they must feel: "soft," "warm," and "rich." Mmm, makes us want to take a nap.