Expression: That...!

[Haihao]

Hi,

Could you please give me your assistance with the following passages?

[Mister Micawber]

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1. Does 'that' here suggest an exclamation? -- I don't think that this 'that' is intrinsically exclamatory, but it is certainly the remnant of an understood exclamatory phrase: '[I'm surprised / It's amazing] that anyone should care...!'

2. Should I suggest the brick fireplace has a certain space on the floor in front of it (as a hearth) since 'she danced on the brick fireplace? -- Yes, I think you are right that she is clogging on the hearth; that is how I read it.

3. Is it = that, which was full of ice, clicked? -- Maybe I don't understand your question, Haihao-- but the four cocktail glasses are making a clicking/clinking noise caused by their ice cubes.
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[Haihao]

You gave me just what I wanted, Mr Micawber. I had wanted to make sure if 'full of ice' modifies 'the four rickeys' as an adjective phrase.

Thank you!

Haihao