"I believe it's the ice."
"What ice?"
"Why, the ice,—the ice,—the ice that was frozen by—by—by the frost."
"Have you ever seen any ice that wasn't frozen?"
"No,—that is, I believe I haven't."
"Then what are you talking about?"
"I was just trying to talk about the weather."
"And what do you know about it,—what do you know about the weather?"
"Well, I thought I knew something, but I see I don't and that's a fact."