He stood up, took off his overcoat, and having given himself a start on the rough ice near the shelter, glided down to the smooth surface of the lake, increasing and diminishing his speed and shaping his course as if by volition only.
Se puso en pie, se quitó el abrigo y, tras recorrer el hielo desigual inmediato a la caseta, salvó el hielo liso de la pista, deslizándose sin esfuerzo, como si le bastase la voluntad para animar su carrera.