Meaning of the phrase
''I suddenly realized that Kelly did not play snooker at all. For some moments, a cold sweat stood out on Kelly's brows at the narrowness of this escape.''
Could you explain to me what does the phrase in bold mean? With a paraphrase, if possible?
Context: The narrator in this sentence pretends to be Kelly while he is not. He murders Kelly and puts Kelly's skin on his own after slaying it. He, then, acts like him so that no one will be suspicious about Kelly's whereabouts. While acting like him, he plays snooker with people around.
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parende the narrowness of this escape This is a variant of the expression "narrowly escaped (from some danger)". ( They narrowly escaped just before the blaze engulfed their house . It means that they almost did not escape.
- parende the narrowness of this escape This is a variant of the expression "narrowly escaped (from some danger)".
- ( They narrowly escaped just before the blaze engulfed their house .
- It means that they almost did not escape.
- ) parende a cold sweat stood out on Kelly's brows at the narrowness of this escape.
- Kelly broke into a cold sweat when he realized how close he had come to not escaping (presumably from being found not to be the real Kelly).
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parendethe narrowness of this escape
This is a variant of the expression "narrowly escaped (from some danger)".
(They narrowly escaped just before the blaze engulfed their house. It means that they almost did not escape. They barely escaped.)
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