Leaning a little back on my bench, I could see the looks and grimaces with which they commented on this manoeuvre: it was a pity Mr. Brocklehurst could not see them too; he would perhaps have felt that, whatever he might do with the outside of the cup and platter, the inside was further beyond his interference than he imagined.
Je regrettais que M. Brockelhurst ne pût pas les voir aussi. Il eût peut-être compris alors que, quelques soins qu'il prît pour l'extérieur, l'intérieur échappait toujours à son influence.