In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. They told me that they had been befooled by those men.

• They said to me,"We were befooled by these men."
• They said to me,"They had befooled us."
• They said to me,"We have been befooled by these men."
• They said to me,"We are befooled by these men."