Yes, John likes me, I think, and of course Evie, for all her gruff ways, wouldn't be unkind to a fly. 
Evie has performed many exceptionally kind deeds during the time that I have known her. 
mnli hypothesis: Evie has performed many exceptionally kind deeds during the time that I have known her.  premise: Yes, John likes me, I think, and of course Evie, for all her gruff ways, wouldn't be unkind to a fly. 