He was talking with his hands. You watch and see if this fellow's glasses aren't in his left shoulder coat pocket. The poor souls take them off just before walking into the lake. I don't see what they're saving them for. He blew out a breath of air.
Nobody wants to wear a dead man's glasses.
Another thing, you can tell what time of day he killed himself by his glasses. He pulled another coil of hose off the pier. Whether they're sunglasses or regular ones. Mr. Pierce twisted his body and sized up the spot he wanted to search next. This fellow's probably farther out than I figured.