GR translation: rolling right behind

[Mike Jing]

Thanks, David. I just wanted to be sure.

Again, the question was prompted by the published translation, which
interpreted it as "behind Slothrop".

On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 5:47 AM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> First was the sharp crack, followed by the heavy explosion, which was
> “rolling right behind” it (in sequence).
>
> On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 1:55 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> V25.27-33, P26.8-14   It was Friday evening, last September, just off
>> work,
>> heading for the Bond Street Underground station, his mind on the weekend
>> ahead and his two Wrens, that Norma and that Marjorie, whom he must each
>> keep from learning about the other, just as he was reaching to pick his
>> nose, suddenly in the sky, miles behind his back and up the river
>> mementomori a sharp crack and a heavy explosion, rolling right behind,
>> almost like a clap of thunder. But not quite.
>>
>> What does "rolling right behind" modify here?
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