Premise:
"I was never in a tighter place in my life. Helped out by questions from Sir James, he gave an abbreviated account of his adventures."
Hypothesis: Sir James stayed quiet the entire time while he told his story.

no

Premise:
"Mr. Carter listened in silence with a resumption of his tired manner."
Hypothesis: Mr. Carter hoped the conversation would end soon as he was bored of it.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"Schumer, like D'Amato, is aggressive, opportunistic, and unpleasant in more ways that I care to discover."
Hypothesis: Schumer is the nicest person I know.
no