Lavinia has never really liked Sara. But it was more jealousy than hatred because before Sara Crewe Lavinia had been the most pretty, most clever and most interesting girl in the school.
Only now it was, see how lovely she can speak French and, listen to get stories of India and, does she have such lovely hair?
But it was impossible to truly hate Sara. She never did anything you could hate her for.
Even Lavinia couldn't help getting drawn in by her talk of mermaids and princesses and when she left Lavinia hugged Emily along with the rest of them.