I thought it could come off, but I think the first is better. I would have had to use the orange again so as to give a shock, that which red dissolves. But the tedium of doing it perhaps dissuaded me, because mixing that orange with pastel and then crushing it was an enormous job."
I assumed it could work out, but I think the initial approach is more suitable. I would have had to reuse the orange in order to create a shock effect, as red dissolves when mixed with another color. However, the monotony of performing this task may have discouraged me, since combining that orange with pastel and then crushing it was an enormous undertaking.