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. Your father said to me,"I should not have given my daughter such a long rope."

• Your father told me that he had not given his daughter such a long rope.
• Your father told me that he should not have given his daughter such a long rope.
• Your father said that he could not have given his daughter such a long rope.
• Your father told to me that he should not have given his daughter such a long rope.