How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
The first, it must be owned, was Becky—just Becky. Throughout all that first night spent in the garret, she had felt a vague comfort in knowing that on the other side of the wall in which the rats scuffled and squeaked there was another young human creature. (8.23)
You know you've hit a low point when you're stoked to know that there's another person in a dingy attic who's just as miserable as you are.
Quote #5
"May I creep up here at night, whenever it is safe, and hear all the things you have made up in the day? It will seem as if we were more 'best friends' than ever." (8.75)
Ermengarde is even willing to risk the ire of the very scary Miss Minchin in order to keep up her friendship with Sara. She may not be smart or pretty, but she's a really good friend—as good a friend as Sara herself is. Which makes her a princess of her own, right?
Quote #6
It was better than to go into the room alone and find it empty and desolate. The mere presence of plump, comfortable Ermengarde, wrapped in her red shawl, would warm it a little. (15.21)
Even when you're freezing cold, it's nice to have a good friend to warm your spirits. (Although, Ermie, that shawl would probably help, too.)