ENGLISH Indirect Speech [3 m]

Lushkoff said that it was time to go then and the bell had just rung. He bowed and departed to the gallery.

Lushkoff said that he only knew that owing to her words and noble deeds, a change had taken place in his heart; she had set him right and he would never forget it.

Lushkoff said that he couldn't tell him how much she had suffered, how many tears she had shed for his sake. But the chief thing had been that she used to chop the wood for him. He respectfully asked if he knew that he hadn't chopped one single stick of wood for him. She had done it all.

Lushkoff said that when he used to come to his house to chop wood she used to begin by calling him a sot and miserable creature. She also said that there was nothing for him but ruin.

Lushkoff thanked him for his kind words and deeds. He said he was very grateful to him and to his cook. He requested blessings for that good and noble woman. He told him that it was his cook, Olga, who had saved him

Lushkoff thanked him too and said that if he hadn't come to him then he might still have been calling himself a teacher or a student to this day. He agreed that by flying to his protection he had dragged himself out of a pit.

Sergei said that he nearly had him sinking into the ground at his feet that day. He fondly thanked him for not forgetting his words.

Sergei told him to see that he was his godson, in a sense and he had given him a push along the right path.

Lushkoff said that he was a notary then and was paid thirty-five roubles a month. Serge exclaimed his thanks to God and said that was fine and he was delighted for his sake.

A surprised Sergei asked him if he was Lushkoff. He asked him how he was, what he was doing how was everything with him:

Sergei said that he should then take that letter to a friend of his the next day and he would be given some copying to do. He advised him to work hard, not to drink and to remember what he had said.

Sergei told Lushkoff that he could then offer him some other, cleaner employment. He asked him if he could write. Lushkoff said that he could.

Sergei handed him a rouble and said that he was happy that his words had taken effect. He said there's for his pains. Sergei saw that he was sober and had no objection to work. He then asked what his name was.

Sergei ordered to give him half a rouble and if he wanted to he could come back and cut wood on the first day of each month. They could always find work for him.

Sergei told Olga to take that gentleman into the wood- shed and let him chop wood.

Sergei asked the beggar if he would come and chop wood for him. The beggar respectfully replied that he would.

The beggar said that he wouldn't refuse to chop wood, but in those days even skilled wood cutters found themselves sitting without bread.

The beggar asked where he could find work. Sergei asked him if he would like to chop wood for him.

Sergei came close to him and angrily repeated what the beggar said that what he could do. Sergei told him that he should work that was what he could do. He must work.

He asked what else he could do. He couldn't get along without lying. No one would give him anything when he told the truth so he again asked what he could do.

He said that all that had been fiction, Formerly he had sung in a Russian choir and had been sent away for drunkenness.

The beggar laying his hand on his heart respectfully said that the fact was that he had been lying. He was neither a student nor a schoolteacher.

Sergei angrily exclaimed that that was dishonesty and that was swindling. He cursed and said that he would send the police for him.

Sergei scolded him and told him to stop lying. He said that he had called himself a student and had even told him what he had been expelled for.

The beggar was taken aback and haltingly mumbled that it couldn't be so. He said that he was a village schoolteacher, and he could show him his papers if he liked.

Sergei commanded him to look there and told him that it seemed he had met him the day before the previous day in Sadovya Street but he had told him then that he was a student who had been expelled, and not a village schoolteacher.

He requested to kindly help him. He was ashamed to ask but he was obliged to by circumstances.

The mendicant went on that he had then had an offer of a position in the province of Kaluga but he hadn't the money to get there.

He said that for eight years he had been a village schoolteacher and then he had lost his place through intrigues. He had fallen a victim to calumny. It was a year then since he had had anything to do.

He respectfully told him to have pity and requested him to turn his attention to a poor, hungry man. He further swore before God that he had had nothing to eat for three days. He hadn't five copecks for lodging.

Sue lovingly called Johnsy and told her to look out of the window at the ivy leaf. She asked if she hadn't wondered why it didn't flutter when the wind blew. That was Behrman's masterpiece. He had painted it the night the last leaf had fallen.

Sue said that the first day the janitor found Behrman on his bed. His clothes and shoes had been wet and he had been shivering. He had been out in that stormy night.

Taking Johnsy's hand in hers Sue told her that she had something to tell her. Mr. Behrman died of pneumonia that morning. He had been ill for only two days.

After examining his patient the doctor told Sue that Johnsy then had the will to live. He was confident she would recover soon. Then he must go downstairs to see Behrman. He was also suffering from pneumonia but he was afraid, there was no hope for him.

Johnsy told Sue that she had been a bad girl. She had looked after her so lovingly and she had not co-operated with her. She had been depressed and gloomy. The last leaf had shown her how wicked she had been. She had realised that it was a sin to want to die.

Johnsy said that she had heard the wind the previous night. She had thought it would have fallen. It would surely fall that day and then she would die. Sue energetically told her that she wouldn't die. She had to live for her friends. She asked what would happen to her if Johnsy died.

Sue showed surprise when she looked at the vine creeper and told her to look as there was still one leaf on the creeper. It looked quite green and healthy. In spite of the storm and the fierce winds, it hadn't fallen.

Behrman asked if she was stupid. He further asked how she could be so foolish. Sue complained that she was running a high temperature, also she refused to eat or drink and that worried her a lot Behrman said that he would come with her and see Johnsy.

Sue told her to try to sleep as she had to paint an old miner. She would call Behrman up to be her model.

Johnsy agreed and told her to finish her painting soon for she wanted to see the last leaf fall. She was tired of waiting. She had to die so to let her go away peacefully like one of those poor, tired leaves.

With finality Johnsy said that when the last leaf fell she would die She had known that for the previous three days. Sue exclaimed that it was nonsense.

Sue loving asked Johnsy what it was. Johnsy whispered the number six and said that they were falling faster then Sue said that it was autumn and the leaves would fall.

The doctor said that Johnsy it seemed had made up her mind that she was not going to get well If she didn't want to live, medicines would not help her.

One day, the doctor took Sue aside and asked if anything was worrying Johnsy Sue disagreed but asked him why he asked.

Gerrard said that unfortunately they had got one of his men and they had found things the fool should have burnt. That night he was expecting trouble. His bag was packed ready to clear off.

Gerrard said that the game was up as far as he was concerned. Things went wrong with him. He had said it with bullets and had got away.

Gerrard told the intruder that that was his big surprise. He further said that he wouldn't kill him and he was right. He asked the Intruder if he thought he was a Sunday- school teacher. The intruder said that he might be a liar.

Gerrard asked the intruder if his idea was to elude the police by killing him and taking on his identity. The intruder replied that it was and said that he liked the idea.

Gerrard informed the intruder that he would let him go and thank God that he hadn't shot sooner. The intruder asked Gerrard what was on his mind. He told Gerrard to be quick as that conversation bored him.

The intruder agreed and told Gerrard that he would be sorry to do it. He had taken fancy to Gerrard but it just was got to be done. Gerrard asked why he wanted to add murder to his other crimes. It was a grave step he was taking.