Question

change to indirect speech.. "I want," I told him "to find a man named Oliver Lutkins".
"Lutkins? I saw him around here about an hour ago. Hard fellow to catch though - always up to something or
other. He's probably trying to start up a Poker game in the back of Fritz's shop. I'll tell you, boy - is there any hurry
about locating Lutkins"? change into indirect speech..​

Answer 1

I told him that I wanted to find a man named Oliver Lutkins.

He said that he saw him around here about an hour ago. Hard fellow to catch though - always up to someone or other.

Answer 2

Answer:

he said that he wanted to find a man named Lutkins . In reply to this the hack driver said that he had seen him there about an hour ago.He further said that he is a hard fellow to be caught.