Q:

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

• 1
  The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes village folk.
• 2
  The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk.
• 3
  The Sahib told with cheer that it was so and asked if he liked village folk.
• 4
  The Sahib was asking cheerfully if it was so and added that he liked village folk.