premise: There is no dinner to cook . ''<br>`` You do n't say .<br>Where are the folks ? ''<br>`` Gone on an excursion .<br>They wo n't be back until tonight . ''<br>`` They wo n't ?<br>Well , I 'll tell you what to do .<br>You get ready , and when I 'm through my rounds we 'll go for a drive up the country . ''<br>`` Oh , Mr. Bell !
hypothesis: Mr. Bell did not go on an excursion with the folks. 
reason: According to the prompt he did not go on the excursion as he is on rounds. 