棒で打った she struck the maid with a stick

使用人はさらに次の日も遅く起きた。女主人は怒り、棒で打った。このことが知れわたり、女主人はそれまでのよい評判を失った。

The next day the maid got up late again. This made the mistress very angry and she struck the maid with a stick. This incident became widely known and the rich widow lost her good reputation.