Before eight a man came down to the beach in a blue bathrobe and with much preliminary application to his person of the chilly water, and much grunting and loud breathing, floundered a minute in the sea.

八点前，一个穿着蓝色浴袍的男人来到海滩， 他先用冰冷的水冲了他一身， 然后大口大口地喘着粗气， 在海里挣扎了一会儿。