What is Simon Wheeler's manner as he tells the story of Jim Smiley?

Simon Wheeler embarks on a winding discourse on Jim Smiley's gambling habits. He basically says that Smiley would gamble on anything, even: “…if there was two birds setting on a fence, he would bet you which one would fly first.” The exaggeration here is that Jim Smiley would find a way to make a bet out of anything.

Explanation:

cassius, casca, and their allies plant false documents to manipulate brutus to join their cause to remove caesar. after doing so, they visit brutus at night in his home to persuade him of their views. there they plan caesar's death. brutus is troubled but refuses to confide in his devoted wife, portia. on 15 march, caesar's wife, calpurnia, urges him not to go to the senate. she has had visionary dreams and fears the portents of the overnight storms.

what play?

explanation:

there is no play