pg:487
direct:the headmaster said to the peon,"let this boy come in."
indirect:the headmaster ordered the peon to let that that boy come in. (here double that are given which i think is wrong,kindly help me understand the sense of the auther)

pg:489
direct:he said,"o for a hearth and home under the sun."
indirect:he prayed earnestly for a hearth and home under the sun.
(plz explain it)

pg:490
he said,"curse it!who could have expected such a turn of events"
he exclaimed with an oath that no one could have expected such a turn of events.(explain plz)