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.
Kár, hogy Mr. Brocklehurst nem láthatta. Ha látja, talán ráeszmél, hogy külsőleg csinálhat a növendékekkel, amit akar, a belsejüket azonban nem változtathatja meg.