Direct: "Did you leave your key in the door?" asked Holmes.
Reported: Holmes asked if he had left his key in the door. (Холмс спросил, оставил ли он свой ключ в двери.)
Direct: "Yes, sir, I left my key in the door," answered Bannister.
Reported: Bannister answered (Holmes) that he had left his key in the door. (Баннистер ответил, что он оставил свой ключ в двери.)
Direct: "When did you come into the room?"
Reported: Holmes asked when he had come into the room. (Холмс спросил, когда он пришел в комнату.)
Direct: "It was about half past four. It is Mr Soames' tea time."
Reported: Bannister said that it had been about half past four. He added that it was Mr Soames' tea time. (Баннистер сказал, что было около половины пятого. Он добавил, что это время чая мистера Соумса.)
Direct: "How long did you stay?"
Reported: Holmes asked how long he had stayed. (Холмс спросил, как долго он оставался.)
Direct: "Mr Soames was out so I went out at once."
Reported: Bannister said that Mr Soames had been out so he had gone out at once. (Баннистер сказал, что мистер Соумс отсутствовал, поэтому он сразу же ушел.)
Direct: "Did you look at these papers on the table?"
Reported: Holmes asked if he had looked at those papers on the table. (Холмс спросил, смотрел ли он на те бумаги на столе.)
Direct: "No, sir — certainly not. I didn't look at the papers."
Reported: Bannister replied that he certainly had not looked at the papers. (Баннистер ответил, что он, конечно, не смотрел на бумаги.)
Direct: "Why did you leave the key in the door?"
Reported: Holmes wanted to know why he had left the key in the door. (Холмс хотел знать, почему он оставил ключ в двери.)
Direct: "I had the tea-tray in my hands."
Reported: Bannister said that he had had the tea-tray in his hands. (Баннистер сказал, что у него был поднос с чаем в руках.)
Direct: "Thanks," said Holmes. "Can I visit the students now?"
Reported: Holmes thanked Bannister and asked if he could visit the students then. (Холмс поблагодарил Баннистера и спросил, может ли он посетить студентов тогда.)
Direct: "Yes, their rooms are the oldest in the college and many visitors come to see them. I will go with you," said Mr Soames.
Reported: Mr Soames said that their rooms were the oldest in the college and that many visitors came to see them. He added that he would go with them. (Мистер Соумс сказал, что их комнаты были самыми старыми в колледже и что многие посетители приходили посмотреть их. Он добавил, что пойдет с ними.)

