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प्रश्न
Change into indirect speech.
Jo flourished her broom as she called out… “How do you do? Are you sick?”
Laurie opened the window and croaked out as hoarsely as a raven……
“Better, thank you. I’ve had a bad cold and been shut up a week.
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उत्तर
Jo asked Laurie about his well being as she flourished her broom. She further enquired whether he was sick.
Laurie opened the window and replied to Jo in a rough and unusual voice that he felt better than earlier and thanked her for her concern.
Laurie added that he had been shut up for a week due to a bad cold.
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