"Handy, jun. Zounds, the room's in a blaze! Sir Abel. Don't say so, Bob. Handy, jun. What's to be done? Where's your famous preparation for extinguishing flames? Sir Abel. It is not mixed. Handy, jun. Where's your fire escape? Sir Abel. It is not fixed. Handy, jun. Where's your patent fire engine? Sir Abel. 'Tis on the road. Handy, jun. Well, you are never at a loss. Sir Abel. Never. Handy, jun. What's to be done? Sir Abel. I don't know."
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Speed the Plough (1798), Act IV, scene iii.
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Thomas Morton (playwright)
1764 – 1838
Thomas Morton (1764–28 March 1838) was an English playwright.
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