Нужно раскрыть скобки (поставить в правильном времени) и продолжить . . ! : ) mildhall was about a hundred miles from my home and i (know) i (get) there by lunchtime. i (ride) about the town for about half an hour before i (find) the small house belonging to gordon butcher and his family. he (have) lunch when i (knock) on the door. i (ask) him if he (can) (talk) to me about the treasure. "no,thank you", he said. "i (have) enough of reporters. i (not, want) to see any more reporters (come) to my place". i told him i 9not, be) a reporter but a short-story writer working for magazines and that if he (tell) me exactly how he (find) the treasure, then i (write) a truthful story about it and (split) the money equally with him. i (expect) him (help) me and he (do).

Mildhall was about a hundred miles from my home and I (knew) I would get) there by lunchtime. I had been riding about the town for about half an hour before i (found) the small house belonging to Gordon Butcher and his family. He was having) lunch when i (knocked on the door. i (asked him if he (could talk) to me  about the treasure. "No, thank you", he said. "I (have had) enough of reporters. I (do not want) to see any more reporters (coming) to my place". I told him I was not a reporter but a short-story writer working for magazines and that if he (told) me exactly how hehad found the treasure, then I would write) a truthful story about it and (split) the money equally with him. I (expected) himto help) me and he (did.