The Captain enrolls his seven-year-old daughter at Miss Minchin's boarding school for girls in London and dotes on his daughter so much that he orders and pays the headmistress for special treatment and exceptional luxuries for Sara, such as a private room for her with a personal maid and a separate sitting room (see Parlour boarder), along with Sara's own private carriage and a pony. Because the Indian climate is considered too harsh for their children, British families living there traditionally send their children to boarding school back home in England. "She slowly advanced into the parlor, clutching her doll": Illustration from Sara Crewe or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's (1888)Ĭaptain Ralph Crewe, a wealthy English widower, has been raising his only child, Sara, in India where he is stationed with the British Army.
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