Ignoramus he was, but not a fool.

As he rode along back with Jonas, he plied the latter with questions.

If he could get the facts of the case out of Jonas, he would pretend to have inferred them from the symptoms and thus add to his credit.
"What caused this attack, Jonas ?" "I 'low she caused it herself.

Generally does, my friend," said Jonas.
"Had anything occurred to excite her ?" "Well, yes, I 'low they had; consid'able, if not more." "What was it ?" "Well, you see she'd been to Hankins's preachin'.

Now, I 'low, my medical friend, the day of jedgment a'n't a pleasin' prospeck to anybody that's jilted one brother to marry another, and then cheated the jilted one outen his sheer of his lamented father's estate.