Convert into indirect speech. 1. swindon: who arrested this man? sergeant: i did, sir. i found him in the minister's house, sitting at tea, with the lady with his coat off, quite at home. if he isn't married to her, he ought to be. 2. i beg your pardon, sir, said mr. pickwick [to the young man], and i am very sorry to disturb the other gentlemen, too, but i come on very particular business. 3. good-bye, lilian, he said to his wife, pleasantly, kindly. i'll be coming out to attend some of these court proceedings. to his sister he said: good-bye, anna. don't let the others get too down-hearted. 4. you wouldn't, he said, like to leave a message, miss, or write a note? thank you, no. he stood a moment, looking at her as if debating whether she was armed. miss tasburgh? he said. tasborough, answered jean. lord saxenden knows me, and raised her eyes. 5. monsieur, she asked, do you speak french? perfectly. then can you tell me where they take the tickets? the young man shook his head. no, said he, i am a foreigner. the girl sighed. but what is the matter, ma'moiselle? 6. there is no good in my going to see little hans as long as the snow lasts, the miller used to say to his wife, for when people are in trouble they should be left alone, and not be bothered by visitors. that at least is my idea about friendship, and i am sure i am right. so i shall wait till the spring comes, and then i shall pay him a visit, and he will be able to give me a large basket of primroses, and that will make him so happy. you are certainly very thought¬ful about others, answered the wife. 7. have you mended the hole in the roof yet, little hans? cried the miller in a cheery voice. it is quite mended, answered little hans. oh! said the miller, there is no work so delightful as the work one does for others. it is certainly a great privilege to hear you talk, answered little hans,... but i am afraid i shall never have such beautiful ideas as you have. 8. dear little hans, said the miller, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market? oh, i am so sorry, said hans, but i am really very busy today. i have got all my creepers to nail up, and all my flowers to water, and. all my grass to roll. 9. who is there? cries the doctor. little hans, doctor. what do you want, little hans? the miller's son has fallen from a ladder, and has hurt himself, and the miller wants you to come at once. 10. she [caro] said, her eyes wild, but with no tears in them. i don't know how i shall bear being alone. i don't know how i am to bear it. 11. i'm coming to drover all in good time, bennett said. there'll be petition to sign. do you expect us to attack the prison? 12. drouet was on the corner waiting, in good spirits. hello, carrie, he said... got here safe, did you? well, we'll take a car. 13. minnie! what's the matter? here, wake up, said hanson, disturbed, and shaking her by the shoulder. wha-what's the matter? said min¬nie drowsily. wake up, he said, and turn over. you're talking in your sleep. 14. mrs. volterra shook hands with erik. hello, she said, i'm very glad to know you at last. 15. dinny took a cigarette, and, with a long puff, said: you saw great uncle cuffs, didn't you, uncle adrian? 16. she said quickly, trying to divert him: i saw the queen just now. going into the cinema. why does she wear hats like that?

1. Swindon asked who had arrested that man. The sergeant replied that he had, explaining that he had found him in the minister's house, sitting at tea with the lady with his coat off, looking quite at home. He added that if the man wasn't married to her, he ought to be.
2. Mr. Pickwick begged the young man's pardon and said that he was very sorry to disturb the other gentlemen too, but he had come on very particular business.
3. He said goodbye to his wife, Lilian, pleasantly and kindly, promising that he would be coming out to attend some of those court proceedings. To his sister, Anna, he said goodbye and told her not to let the others get too downhearted.
4. He asked the young lady if she would like to leave a message or write a note, but she thanked him and declined. He stood for a moment, looking at her as if debating whether she was armed, and addressed her as Miss Tasburgh. Jean corrected him, saying it was Tasborough, and added that Lord Saxenden knew her as she raised her eyes.
5. She asked the gentleman if he spoke French, to which he replied that he did so perfectly. She then asked if he could tell her where they took the tickets. The young man shook his head and said that he couldn't because he was a foreigner. The girl sighed, and he asked her what the matter was.
6. The miller used to tell his wife that there was no good in his going to see little Hans as long as the snow lasted, for when people were in trouble they should be left alone and not be bothered by visitors. He stated that this was his idea about friendship and he was sure he was right. He added that he would wait until the spring came to pay him a visit, as Hans would then be able to give him a large basket of primroses, which would make him very happy. His wife replied that he was certainly very thoughtful about others.
7. The miller cried out in a cheery voice to little Hans, asking if he had mended the hole in the roof yet. Little Hans answered that it was quite mended. The miller remarked that there was no work so delightful as the work one does for others. Little Hans replied that it was certainly a great privilege to hear him talk, but expressed fear that he would never have such beautiful ideas as the miller had.
8. The miller addressed little Hans affectionately and asked if he would mind carrying that sack of flour to market for him. Hans apologized and explained that he was really very busy that day, as he had to nail up all his creepers, water all his flowers, and roll all his grass.
9. The doctor cried out asking who was there. Little Hans identified himself, and the doctor asked what he wanted. Hans explained that the miller's son had fallen from a ladder and hurt himself, and that the miller wanted the doctor to come at once.
10. Caro said, with wild but tearless eyes, that she did not know how she should bear being alone or how she was to bear it.
11. Bennett said that he was coming to Drover all in good time and mentioned that there would be a petition to sign. He then asked if they expected them to attack the prison.
12. Drouet, who was on the corner waiting in good spirits, greeted Carrie and asked if she had arrived there safely. He then suggested that they would take a car.
13. Hanson, feeling disturbed, shook Minnie by the shoulder and told her to wake up, asking what the matter was. Minnie asked drowsily what the matter was. He told her to wake up and turn over, explaining that she was talking in her sleep.
14. Mrs. Volterra shook hands with Erik, greeted him, and said she was very glad to know him at last.
15. Dinny took a cigarette and, with a long puff, asked Uncle Adrian if he had seen Great Uncle Cuffs.
16. She said quickly, trying to divert him, that she had seen the queen just then going into the cinema. She then asked why the queen wore hats like that.

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