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. "I always keep a tin of biscuits in my room, girls."

• The matron said that she always keeps a tin of biscuits in her room.
• The matron informed the girls that she always kept a tin of biscuits in her room.
• The matron told the girls that she would always keep a tin of biscuits in her room.
• The matron told the girls that she had kept a tin of biscuits in her room.