Change the narrative style of the following text by using indirect speeches:

"Where are you going?" said the merchant. "I was coming to see you." "What do you want?" "To earn my bread by the labour of my hands." "Do you really want work?" said the merchant. "Yes, if you have any." "Then follow me and carry a box from a shop to my house." "I do not see how I can do that," said the youth.

The merchant asked the youth where he was going. The youth replied that he(Y) was going to see him(M). The merchant asked what he(Y) wanted. The youth replied that he(Y) wanted to earn his bread by the labour of his hands. The merchant again asked if he(Y) really wanted work. The youth replied in the affirmative and said that he(Y) really wanted work if he(M) had any. Then the merchant ordered the youth to follow him(M) and carry a box from a shop to his(M) house. The youth said that he(Y) did not see how he(Y) could do that.