He rose early, as he would normally have done under the insistent compulsion of work, and was down at the beach before most of the other guests, when the sun's heat was still gentle and the sea lay dazzling white in its morning dreams.
Goiz jaikitzen zen, lanerako bulkada bereziki bizia izaten zuenetan bezala, eta lehendabizikoen artean jaisten zen hondartzara, oraindik eguzkia ahula eta itsasoa, goi-ametsetan murgildurik, zuritasun itsugarriz dirdirka ari zela.