The Killer braced himself with the rope across his hip, and as the antelope tautened the singing strands in a last frantic bound for liberty he was thrown over upon his back.

杀手用系在他臀部的绳子支撑着自己，当羚羊拉紧歌唱的绳索，最后一次疯狂地奔向自由时，他被抛翻在地。

And then suddenly, at the top of the back-swing, the right arm tautened and flashed forward and the throwing-knife bloomed from the tips of the fingers like a white flame.

然后突然，在向后摆动的顶点，右臂绷紧并向前一闪， 飞刀从指尖绽放， 就像一团白色的火焰。

It was impossible to be this close to someone, to feel their skin tauten under your fingertips, to breathe in the air that they breathed out, to have their face only inches from yours, without feeling a little unbalanced.

不可能与某人如此接近，感觉他们的皮肤在你的指尖下绷紧， 呼吸他们呼出的空气，他们的脸离你的脸只有几英寸， 而不会感到有点不平衡。