Usually at her older sister's beck and call, Amelia Minchin is a patient teacher and takes Lottie and Ermengarde's errors in stride while leading the girls through a dance exercise in which Sara excels. Her comparison of Ermengarde to Sara prompts nasty remarks from Lavinia. When Sara notices that Becky is quiet, Mariette explains the Seminary's rule against student servant fraternization and says that Becky is working hard. Lavinia resents Sara's superiority, and Becky dozes off while cleaning Sara's room...