1) I wondered whether it had been caused by a saber or by a fragment of shell.
2) He told me he’d never had such bad luck in his life.
3) Our friends asked the officer commanding the squad what the devil they were keeping him watching for.
4) The officer said that the general commanding the troops wished to attend the execution and they awaited his arrival.
5) The general asked the condemned men whether there was anything they wished before the execution took place.
B into indirect speech(перевести в непрямую речь)
1) “How’s life, general?”
“Not so bad. Business is not too good, but it might be worse”.
“What will you have, general?”
“A brandy”.
2) “She’s dead,” he whispered.
The rebel crossed himself.
“Why did you do it?” asked the general.
“I loved her”.
3) “But how then did he get the scar?” I asked at last.
“Oh, that was due to a bottle that burst when he was opening it. A bottle of ginger ale”.
“I never liked it,” said I.
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