And it certainly did seem a little provoking {'almost as if it happened on purpose,' she thought} that, though she managed to pick plenty of beautiful rushes as the boat glided by, there was always a more lovely one that she couldn't reach."The prettiest are always further!" she said at last, with a sigh at the obstinacy of the rushes in growing so far off.
"And it certainly did seem a little provoking," she thought, "almost as if it happened on purpose," as she observed the rushes while her boat floated by. Despite her efforts to pick many beautiful rushes, there was always a more lovely one just out of reach, tempting her further.
She eventually sighed and remarked, "The prettiest are always further," expressing her frustration at the obstinacy of the rushes in growing ever...
