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THE STRING OF PEARLS. ie. ; flowing in every vein, and whose very appearance ought to be sufficient to convince anybody at once of my kindness of disposition.” Sweeney Todd finished his speech by making such a hideous face, that the mad- house-keeper could not for the life of him tell what to say to it; and then there came one of those short, disagreeable laughs which Todd would at times utter, PULbagts ced EY, Yj TU ae ca Ys Yt: i 4} 4, oi A a// V2 Wy /, im" yi" ae we UA LAA (UNNI UTONVULS aH ISCOH TVA §.LSAOT ’ which, somehow or other, never appeared exactly to come from his mouth, but always made people look up at the walls and ceiling of the apartment in which they were, in great doubt as to whence the remarkable sound came. } ‘ For how long,” said the madhouse-keeper, “do you think this malady will continue t “‘T will pay,” said Sweeney Todd, as he leaned over the table, and looked in PT a 1 ge a No. 14, 4 PRAT OTT GE). MR AY iy ea eer PEREGRINE FLAS ES TSS CTT TOT SSIES LT comicbooks.com