Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :
Day after day she watch the bus , and gradually a tiny wish crept into her head and grew there : she wanted to ride on stronger , until it was an overwhelming sesire. Vall would stare wistfully at the people who got on or off the bus when it stopped at the steet corner. Their faces would kindle in her longings, dreams and hopes , if one of her friend happened to ride the has and tried to describe the sights of the town to her, Valli would be too jealous to listen and would shout in English : Proud I Pround '' Neither she nor her friends really understood the meaning of the word but they used it often as a slang expression of disapproval.
Find a word from the passage which is opposite in meaning
to 'quickly' .

Explanation

Gradually