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A Noise For Nothing
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WHEN Thomas Sheridan was in a nervous, debilitated state, and dining
with his father at Peter Moore's, the servant, in passing by the
fire-place knocked down the plate-warmer, and made such a clatter as
caused the invalid to start and tremble. Moore, provoked by the
accident, rebuked the man, and added, I suppose you have broken all the
plates?--No, sir, said the servant, not one!--Not one! exclaimed
Sheridan, then, hang it, sir, you have made all that noise for
nothing!
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