Question

Friends he said l do not like to have you speak to me in that manner

Answer 1

He said to his friends that he did not like them to speak to him in that manner.

Explanation:

Direct speech:

Friends he said, "l do not like to have you speak to me in that manner."

In direct speech the the speech is written in inverted commas and the words are coming from the direct source. The speech is reported in actual words of the narrator.

Indirect speech:

In indirect speech the words of speaker are not written in inverted commas. The reported speech comes from an indirect source instead of actual source.

He said to his friends that he did not like them to speak to him in that manner.