This excerpt is from Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 novel, The Enchanted April. The characters Mrs. Wilkins and Rose are on a trip to Italy. 'I'm going to have one of these gorgeous oranges,' said Mrs. Wilkins, staying where she was and reaching across to a black bowl piled with them. 'Rose, how can you resist them. Look—have this one. Do have this beauty—' And she held out a big one. As used in the text, what does the phrase 'reaching across to' most nearly mean?