Premise:
"I cannot say, but it is suggestive. A wild idea flashed across me. "
Hypothesis: I'm not sure, but it's intriguing.

yes

Premise:
"It would be something to do, and once they got bored with Don's sermons, they could eat him."
Hypothesis: They could eat Don after his sermons.

yes

Premise:
"He spoke of the other companions he had gathered."
Hypothesis: He took her aside and told her about all the stupid people he use to be friends with.
no