Direct.
His exact words were, "I cannot oblige you ..., but I can oblige you by cutting your throat."
Indirect.
Her prudence whispered eternally, that safety there was none for her until she had laid the Atlantic between herself and St. Sebastian's.
Direct.
She thought to herself, "Safety there is none for me until I have laid," etc.
Summary of the expressions.
2. Then he laid bare the unparalleled ingratitude of such a step. Oh, the unseen treasure that had been spent upon that girl! Oh, the untold sums of money that he had sunk in that unhappy speculation!
Direct synopsis.
The substance of his lamentation was, "Oh, unseen treasure has been spent upon that girl! Untold sums of money have I sunk," etc.