When I returned to my seat, that lady was just delivering an order of which I did not catch the import; but Burns immediately left the class, and going into the small inner room where the books were kept, returned in half a minute, carrying in her hand a bundle of twigs tied together at one end.
Quando tornai al mio posto, la signorina Scatcherd aveva dato un ordine di cui non capii l'importanza, ma vidi Burns uscir subito dalla sala, andare in uno stanzino dove si tenevano i libri e tornare con un pacco di verghe legate insieme.