1. Put the following into Indirect Speed

470. He said, "But you mustn't chatter. I am very busy. Smoke a cigarette and keep quiet."

471. The painter said, "The old man you saw to­day in the studio was Baron Hansberg. He is a great friend of mine, buys all my pictures.”

472. The girl said, "I am sorry for you, but my brothers are going back to Eton tomorrow and then no one will annoy you."

473. “Would you like to have lunch with us on Saturday” said the manager.

474. “Don’t leave the door open” asked the Mother.

475. "My dear Lady Clem, I never have a mo­ment to myself," said Lord Arthur. "I suppose you mean that you go about all day long with Miss Sybil Marton, buying things and talking nonsense?"

476. “Would you like a cigarette” said Mr. Wollins.

477. "I assure you I have not seen Sybil for twenty four hours, Lady Clem," said Lord Arthur.

478. Hans said to himself, "It has certainly been a hard day but I am glad I did not refuse the Miller, for he is my best friend and he is go­ing to give me his wheelbarrow."

479. She said to us “May I offer you some coffee”.

480. The minister said, "I have always been of opini­on that emigration is the only thing for Eng­land. I guess the old country is so overpopulated that they have not enough decent weat­her for everybody."

481. “Will you be able to guide me or shall I bring the map,” he asked.

482. “Were you ill last Monday” asked the teacher.

483. "Papa," said Virginia quietly, "I have been with the Ghost. He is dead and you must come and see him. He has been very wicked but he was sorry for what he had done and gave me this box of beautiful jewels before he died."

484. “There are different issues which I want to explain you today” said the lecturer.

485. He cried, "It's a lie! Don't believe him, Charles!"

486. “Did you change your plans?” asked the customer.

487. “Why don’t you trust him?” she asked.

488. “Why don’t we attend the conference next Monday?” I said.

489. He said, "Tell me what has happened. I must know."

490. Sybil cried, "What's the matter, Arthur? How white you look!"

491. "Don't bother grown-ups, Taffy," said her father.

492. “Don’t give the camera to anybody but Martin” said Antony.

493. He said, "You are the very person I have been looking for all these days".

494. I said to him, “Did you have any difficulty in solving that problem”.

2. Restore the Direct Speech.

495. The Buyer asked the manager to reduce the price by 3%.

496. The manager Said he had carefully checked the contract before he had signed it.

497. The ship owner explained that because of the storm the vessel would not be able to arrive at the port of loading on the 14^th of September.

498. He said they didn’t have to give any particulars as the enclosed letter contained the necessary information.

499. He said to us the goods were packed in strong boxes so that they might withstand oversea transport.

500. The sellers pointed out that the goods had been sold on CIF terms and for that reason the buyers but not the sellers were responsible for damage incurred during the transportation.

501. The representative admitted such defects might easily lead to a serious break down.

502. The buyer informed that they could not accept the offer on conditions proposed and they would refuse the deal in that case.

503. We said to the supplier that the goods which we had received in execution of our order No. 2884 did not correspond to the sample which had led to our placing the order.

504. The importer informed the suppliers that they wanted to know when the delivery would be made as the goods were urgently required.

505. The exporters informed us they were making arrangements for the shipment of the goods by s. s. “Pskov”.

Test 12