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   I wrote:   
      
   > Conan to Publio:   
   >   I want to know if a Zingaran named Beloso, or he might call   
   >   himself anything, is in this city. He's tall and lean and dark   
   >   like all his race, and it's likely he'll seek to sell a very   
   > rare jewel.   
   >   
   > Publio to spies (later):   
   >   Send your men into the markets and wharfside dives and learn if   
   >   one Beloso, a Zingaran, is in Messantia. Conan said he had a   
   > gem, which he will probably seek to dispose of.   
      
   I have come up with the following interpretation:   
      
     1. Conan said he had a gem (reported speech).   
     2. [If Conan's words be true] he will probably seek to dispose of   
        it. (direct speech)   
      
   That is -- the conclusion is Publio's own, although it repeats   
   Conan's.   
      
   P.S.: I am writing from the e-mail client on my Raspberry Pi, and   
         cannot format my messages according to FidoNet standards. Let   
         me know you would rather that I had better (if I may utter   
         such a monstrosity) wait till I can post in the traditional   
         style.   
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