All this time, and later, soft sheet lightning expanded from a cloud in their path, enkindling their faces as they paced up and down, shining over the water, and, for a moment, showing the horizon as a keen line.

一直以来，以及后来，柔和的薄片状闪电从挡在他们面前的云层中展开，在他们来回走动时照在他们的脸上，照耀在水面上，有那么一刻，地平线呈现为一条锐利的线条。