“Where?”
“Down to the lake. The ice is great.”
“I don’t skate.”
“Don’t? Why not?”
“Never learned.”
“That’s queer.”
“Not so queer when you consider that we have blessed little skating in the State of Texas.”
“Oh, I didn’t think of that. Well, now is your time to learn, and I know you’ll like it.”
“I haven’t any skates.”
“I’ll loan you mine.”