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Rewrite the following in Indirect speech. Do it in your notebook.
“Be a little considerate, please. If you go back, I can never show my face in the village.” “Then out with five thousand.”
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Solution
Ramlal pleaded with him to be a little understanding. He added that if Bishamber went back, he would never be able to show his face in the village. To this, Bishamber demanded that he be given five thousand.
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