Well, now, sir, I put it to yo,' being a parson, and having been in th' preaching line, and having had to try and bring folk o'er to what yo' thought was a right way o' thinking--did yo' begin by calling 'em fools and such like, or didn't yo' rayther give 'em such kind words at first, to make 'em ready for to listen and be convinced, if they could; and in yo'r preaching, did yo' stop every now and then, and say, half to them and half to yo'rsel,' 'But yo'r such a pack o' fools, that I've a strong notion it's no use my trying to put sense into yo'?' 
'Well, now, sir, I put it to yo', having been in th' preaching line - did yo' begin by calling people fools, or didn't yo' rayther give 'em some kind words at first, to make 'em ready for to listen? And in your preaching, did yo' stop and say, "But you're such a pack o' fools, that it's no use my trying to put sense into yo'?" 