He Said It Appears That What the Judge Said Was

Multiple Choice

he said it appears that what the judge said was I will not accept this application unless it is made in the proper form and not I will not accept this application under any circumstances as we had previously been told for which we thanked him.

A) He said it appears that what the judge said was, 'I will not accept this application unless it is made in the proper form', and not 'I will not accept this application under any circumstances', as we had previously been told, for which we thanked him.
B) He said, it appears that what the judge said was, ""I will not accept this application unless it is made in the proper form"" and not ""I will not accept this application under any circumstances"", as we had previously been told - for which we thanked him.
C) He said, 'it appears that what the judge said was, ""I will not accept this application unless it is made in the proper form"", and not ""I will not accept this application under any circumstances"", as we had previously been told', for which we thanked him.
D) He said, 'it appears that what the judge said was I will not accept this application unless it is made in the proper form and not I will not accept this application under any circumstances as we had previously been told', for which we thanked him.