Miss Minchin's school was full of students from wealthy and powerful families.
These girls often ignored the servants and spoke to them without any respect.
But Sara had always believed that every single person deserved to be seen.
She smiled at the cook and thanked her even when the food was very plain.
She stopped to talk to Becky the servant girl as if they were real friends.
She greeted the youngest kitchen boy the same way she greeted any student.
This was simply how Sara had always lived and how she always intended to live.
Sara treated everyone kindly.