 "So,"the Texan said, nodding, "you've been swallowin' down a whim-wham or two your ownself?"
The Texan asked if he had ate something as well. 
mnli hypothesis: The Texan asked if he had ate something as well.  premise:  "So,"the Texan said, nodding, "you've been swallowin' down a whim-wham or two your ownself?"