Quote 1
"The diamond mines!" Miss Minchin gasped out. If this was true, nothing so horrible, she felt, had ever happened to her since she was born. (18.54)
Hah! Serves you right, you mean, nasty thing. Miss Minchin will never get her hands on that money now. And what's even better is she has to watch Sara's every move, since they're still living right next door.
Quote 2
"You will never see your companions again," she began. "I will see that Ermengarde and Lottie are kept away--" (18.71)
Miss Minchin is truly spiteful, but thankfully, Sara's got a lawyer on her team. Always good to have a lawyer around!
Quote 3
"So I see," said Miss Minchin witheringly. "With Princess Sara at the head of the table." (15.206)
Miss Minchin has some sense of humor, huh? Oh, wait. We're not laughing.
Quote 4
"You are a beggar," said Miss Minchin, her temper rising at the recollection of what all this meant. "It appears that you have no relations and no home, and no one to take care of you." (7.166)
Miss Minchin really knows how to soften the blow of delivering the news of a child's father's death, doesn't she?