His voice still held a remnant of its wonted cool drawl but beneath the words she could feel violence fighting its way to the surface violence as cruel as the crack of a whip.

他的声音仍然保持着一点像往常那样冷静而缓慢的调子，但是她能感觉到里面尽力压抑着的那股凶暴劲儿，那股像抽响的鞭子一样残忍的劲儿。