Come, my friend, he said, changing the subject, "apart from Mr. Inglethorp, how did the evidence at the inquest strike you?"
He changed the subject to something he was happier to talk about.
mnli hypothesis: He changed the subject to something he was happier to talk about. premise: Come, my friend, he said, changing the subject, "apart from Mr. Inglethorp, how did the evidence at the inquest strike you?"