And suddenly, as a cloud threw its shadow, Jeanlin leapt on to the soldier's shoulders with the great bound of a wild cat, and gripping him with his claws buried his large open knife in his throat.
Et, brusquement, comme un nuage jetait ses ténebres, Jeanlin sauta sur les épaules du soldat, d'un bond énorme de chat sauvage, s'y agrippa de ses griffes, lui enfonça dans la gorge son couteau grand ouvert.