Only I couldn't quite reach it.' '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.
Baina ezin naiz haraino heldu". Eta benetan, piska bat probokagarria ematen zuen ("kasik apropos egingo balute bezala"), zeren eta nahiz eta txalupa pasatu ahala ihi eder batzu erauztea lortu, beti egoten zen ederrago bat hartu ezin izaten zuena.