Question

How to punctuate this sentence:

Tommy told us not to Tell his secret said Billy so we didn’t.

-Thank you!
(I know that there is supposed to be a quote within a quote.)

Answer 1

"Tommy told us not to tell his secret"said Billy, so we didn't.

Answer 2

the answer is: Tommy told us not to tell his secret, said Billy. So, we didn't.

you wouldn't put a quote on it because he isn't restating what tommy directly said word for word. he is just simply stating tommy told him not to tell his secret.