Sara
Minchin
Lavinia and Jessie
Captain Crewe's
It was Sara's eleventh birthday. The school room was decorated for her birthday party. There were a lot of gift boxes. Miss Minchin said, "Young ladies, Sara is 11 years old today. Her birthday party will be different from the other girls' birthdays. When she is older, she will have a large fortune." "The diamond mines," giggled Lavinia and Jessie. In the drawing room a gentleman was waiting for Miss Minchin. "I am Captain Crewe's lawyer. You have spent too much money on the little girl's birthday," he said. "I beg your pardon?" Miss Minchin said. "Captain Crewe is dead. There are no diamond mines and his friend ran away with his money. The little girl is a beggar now," he said.