Q: “Is that so ?” the Sahib said cheerfully, “Well, I like village folk”.

• A. The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes village folk.
• B. The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk.
• C. The Sahib told with cheer that it was so and asked if he liked village folk.
• D. The Sahib was asking cheerfully if it was so and added that he liked village folk.