If anyone has read "The Downstairs Girl" How do Miss Salthworth and Miss Culpepper add to the plot?

Connie has four lists about trees in her notes which of her list gives names of products that we can get from trees

"and these i address to all females that would be married, or are already so; not that i suppose their sex more faulty than the other, and most to want advice, for i assure [women], upon my honour, i believe the quite contrary; but the reason is, because i esteem them better disposed to receive and practice it, and therefore am willing to begin, where i may promise myself the best success." this statement from franklin's "rules and maxims for promoting matrimonial happiness" best demonstrates his use of criticism to argue his point his use of common sense to appeal to women his use of flattery to gain women's attention his use of facts to prove his point

Who are the antagonists in the story "ali baba and the 40 thieves", and are they're bad guys?