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  • The entire scene of the girls stealing Sara's locket from Minchin's office. Lottie pretends to be crying so loudly that it distracts Amelia. After trying to quieten Lottie, Amelia runs down to the kitchen to get Sara (because she can calm Lottie down). By the time they get back upstairs, the girls have the locket, and Lottie cheerfully walks past Amelia and Sara. Additionally Minchin comes back early and opens the door to her office, so Becky screams to distract her. Becky stutters for a few seconds while the rest of the girls clear out of the door before saying "I thought I saw a mouse". Minchin rolls her eyes and turns to walk into her office, bumping into the door (which had been closed by Ermengarde).
  • When the girls wake up to find their room decorated with all the finery, Becky reacts with an "oh my Lord" and tells Sara she may have gone too far - because apparently her imagination can do anything.
  • When they see the food:
    Becky: I'm a little scared by all of this.
    Sara: Me too. You think we shouldn't eat it?
    Becky: I'm not that scared!
  • Lavinia believing her hair is falling out thanks to Sara's 'curse'. She sees a couple of stray hairs in her brush and does an Eye Take before fainting.
  • Sara and Becky getting their revenge on Miss Minchin for abusing that poor chimney sweep: pouring soot into the drawing room chimney and giving Minchin a face full.
  • Miss Amelia's reaction to Sara suggesting she elope with Francis. She gives the girl a "how dare you", while doing her best to sound like she's not turned on by the idea.
  • The scene in which Miss Amelia elopes with Francis. Forced to exit via her upstairs bedroom window due to the front door being locked, she throws her two heavy suitcases down to him, knocking him off balance when he catches them, before throwing herself backwards out of the window to the ground where he breaks her fall. His expression as she is preparing to do this is priceless.
    Francis: Oh my God...

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