Penny Dreadfuls, 1850 · page 241 of 396
The String of Pearls; or, The Barber of Fleet Street — page 241: what you’re looking at
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THE STRING OF PEARLS. 233 that think nothing of putting on what they shouldn't. Oh dear, no—not she. Bye, bye. I'll come to-morrow.” , Ben was quite pleased when he got out of the house, for among the things that he (Ben) found it difficult to do, was to keep a secret. ‘‘ Well,” he said, when he was fairly in the open air, “if I ain’t rather non- plussed at all this. What shall I do?” MN = rT TT a i a) mon | Le ! | ll i Yj iiyptPe pap ZE ey SoS a 4 == — \f4 fe : x — \\ N 65 ib), Sf pi : i= = EC ea <) oJ i A ¥ i a EM fils tthe ee SES a AG Fe ener SS ie esecrier ny otES — i —e =| , tiem 5 This was a question much easier asked than answered, as Ben found ; but, however, he felt an irresistible desire to go and have a look at the shop of Sweeney Todd. 8 ; ‘“‘] can easily,” he said, “go to Fleet-street, and then, if I find myself late, can take a boat at Blackfriars for the Tower-stairs, and after all get 1n to dinner comfortably enough.” comicbooks.com