<said> (speech or thought) indicates passages thought or spoken aloud, whether explicitly indicated in the source or not, whether directly or indirectly reported, whether by real people or fictional characters. [3.3.3 Quotation]
<p> Celia thought privately, <said aloud="false">Dorothea quite despises Sir James Chettam; I believe she would not accept him.</said> Celia felt that this was a pity.
<!-- in the header --><editorialDecl> <quotation marks="none"/> </editorialDecl> <!-- ... --> <p>Tantripp had brought a card, and said that <said direct="false">there was a gentleman waiting in the lobby</said>. The courier had told him that <said direct="false">only Mrs. Casaubon was at home</said>, but he said <said direct="false">he was a relation of Mr. Casaubon's: would she see him?</said> </p>