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.