I did not need to be guided to the well-known room, to which I had so often been summoned for chastisement or reprimand in former days. I hastened before Bessie; I softly opened the door: a shaded light stood on the table, for it was now getting dark.
Non avevo bisogno di essere guidata nella stanza, che mi era ben nota, dove ero stata chiamata così spesso per essere sgridata; passai dunque avanti a Bessie e aprii piano la porta.