The String of Pearls

1. PREFACE. 2. CHAPTER I. THE STRANGE CUSTOMER AT SWEENEY TODD'S. 3. CHAPTER II THE SPECTACLE-MAKER'S DAUGHTER. 4. CHAPTER III. A MAN IS LOST. 5. CHAPTER IV. THE PIE-SHOP, BELL-YARD. 6. CHAPTER V THE MEETING IN THE TEMPLE. 7. CHAPTER VI. THE CONFERENCE, AND THE FEARFUL NARRATION IN THE GARDEN. 8. CHAPTER VIII. THE THIEVES' HOME. 9. CHAPTER IX. JOHANNA AT HOME, AND THE RESOLUTION. 10. CHAPTER X. THE COLONEL AND HIS FRIEND. 11. CHAPTER XI. THE STRANGER AT LOVETT'S. 12. CHAPTER XII. THE RESOLUTION COME TO BY JOHANNA OAKLEY. 13. CHAPTER XIII. JOHANNA'S INTERVIEW WITH ARABELLA WILMOT, AND THE ADVICE. 14. CHAPTER XIV. TOBIAS'S THREAT, AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. 15. CHAPTER XV. THE SECOND INTERVIEW BETWEEN JOHANNA AND THE COLONEL IN THE TEMPLE GARDENS. 16. CHAPTER XVI. THE BARBER MAKES ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO SELL THE STRING OF PEARLS. 17. CHAPTER XIV. THE GREAT CHANGE IN THE PROSPECTS OF SWEENEY TODD. 18. CHAPTER XV. TOBIAS'S ADVENTURES DURING THE ABSENCE OF SWEENEY TODD. 19. CHAPTER XVI. THE STRANGE ODOUR IN OLD ST. DUNSTAN'S CHURCH. 20. CHAPTER XVII. SWEENEY TODD'S PROCEEDINGS CONSEQUENT UPON THE DEPARTURE OF TOBIAS. 21. CHAPTER XVIII. THE MISADVENTURE OF TOBIAS.—THE MAD-HOUSE ON PECKHAM-RYE. 22. CHAPTER XIX. THE MADHOUSE CELL. 23. CHAPTER XX. THE NEW COOK TO MRS. LOVETT GETS TIRED OF HIS SITUATION. 24. CHAPTER XXI. THE NIGHT AT THE MADHOUSE. 25. CHAPTER XXII. MR. FOGG'S STORY AT THE MADHOUSE TO SWEENEY TODD. 26. CHAPTER XXIV. COLONEL JEFFERY MAKES ANOTHER EFFORT TO COME AT SWEENEY TODD'S SECRET. 27. CHAPTER XXV. TOBIAS MAKES AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM THE MADHOUSE. 28. CHAPTER XXVI. THE MADHOUSE YARD, AND TOBIAS'S NEW FRIEND. 29. CHAPTER XXVII. THE CONSULTATION OF COLONEL JEFFERY WITH THE MAGISTRATE. 30. CHAPTER XXVIII. TOBIAS'S ESCAPE FROM MR. FOGG'S ESTABLISHMENT. 31. CHAPTER XXIX. TOBIAS'S RAPID JOURNEY TO LONDON. 32. CHAPTER XXX. MRS. LOVETT'S COOK MAKES A DESPERATE ATTEMPT. 33. CHAPTER XXXI. SHOWS HOW TOBIAS GOT TO LONDON. 34. CHAPTER XXII. TOBIAS HAS A MIND DISEASED. 35. CHAPTER XXXIII. JOHANNA WALKS ABROAD IN DISGUISE. 36. CHAPTER XXXIV. MR. FOGG FINDS THAT ALL IS NOT GOLD THAT GLITTERS. 37. CHAPTER XXXV. MRS. LOVETT'S NEW LOVER. 38. CHAPTER XXXVI. TOBIAS'S MOTHER AWAKENS OLD RECOLLECTIONS. 39. CHAPTER XXXVII. THE SEARCH AT TODD'S. 40. CHAPTER XXXVIII. SIR RICHARD PRIES INTO TODD'S SECRETS. 41. CHAPTER XXXIX. THE MYSTERIOUS CUPBOARD. 42. CHAPTER XL. CROTCHET ASTONISHES MR. TODD. 43. CHAPTER XLI. TODD'S VISION. 44. CHAPTER XLII. THE GREAT SACRIFICE. 45. CHAPTER XLIII. AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE. 46. CHAPTER XLIV. TODD AND THE SILVERSMITH. 47. CHAPTER XLV. JOHANNA'S NEW SITUATION. 48. CHAPTER XLVI. TOBIAS'S HEART IS TOUCHED. 49. CHAPTER XLVII. TOBIAS RECOVERS HIS INTELLECT. 50. CHAPTER XLVIII. JOHANNA MAKES A NEW CONFIDANT. 51. CHAPTER XLIX. THE VAULTS OF ST. DUNSTAN'S. 52. CHAPTER L. THE DESCENT TO THE VAULTS. 53. CHAPTER LI. JOHANNA RUSHES TO HER DESTINY. 54. CHAPTER LII. TODD'S ANNOUNCEMENT. 55. CHAPTER LIII. THE MURDER OF THE USURER. 56. CHAPTER LV. MRS. LOVETT'S WALK. 57. CHAPTER LVI. TOBIAS UNBOSOMS HIMSELF. 58. CHAPTER LVII. SIR RICHARD BLUNT'S ADVENTURES CONTINUED. 59. CHAPTER LVII. BIG BEN MAKES A DISCOVERY. 60. CHAPTER LVIII. THE GRAND CONSULTATION IN THE TEMPLE. 61. CHAPTER LIX. THE PROPOSAL OF ARABELLA. 62. CHAPTER LX. TODD FINDS A BOY. 63. CHAPTER LXI. TODD RECEIVES SOME STARTLING INTELLIGENCE. 64. CHAPTER LXII. TODD CLEARS OFF CIRCUMSTANCES. 65. CHAPTER LXIII. JOHANNA STARTS FOR TODD'S. 66. CHAPTER LXIV. TODD COMMENCES PACKING UP. 67. CHAPTER LXV. A MOONLIGHT VISIT TO ST. DUNSTAN'S VAULTS. 68. CHAPTER LXVI. THE COOK'S VISITORS. 69. CHAPTER LXVII. THE REVELATIONS IN THE VAULTS. 70. CHAPTER LXVIII. RETURNS TO JOHANNA. 71. CHAPTER LXIX. TAKES A PEEP AT ARABELLA. 72. CHAPTER LXX. RETURNS TO JOHANNA. 73. CHAPTER LXXI. THE MYSTERIOUS LETTER. 74. CHAPTER LXXII. ANOTHER VICTIM. 75. CHAPTER LXXIII. STARTLING EVENTS. 76. CHAPTER LXXIV. BIG BEN CREATES A SENSATION. 77. CHAPTER LXXV. COLONEL JEFFERY OPENS HIS EYES. 78. CHAPTER LXXVI. ARABELLA AND THE COLONEL. 79. CHAPTER LXXVII. MRS. LOVETT VISITS THE BANK. 80. CHAPTER LXXVIII. MUTUAL DEFIANCE. 81. CHAPTER LXXIX. MRS. LOVETT FINDS THAT IN THIS WORLD THERE IS RETRIBUTION. 82. CHAPTER LXXX. TODD TAKES A JOURNEY TO THE TEMPLE. 83. CHAPTER LXXXI. JOHANNA IS ENCOURAGED. 84. CHAPTER LXXXII. TODD PLANS. 85. CHAPTER LXXXII. TODD VISITS THE COLONEL 86. CHAPTER LXXXIII. TOBIAS IN JEOPARDY. 87. CHAPTER LXXXIV. TODD'S WONDERFUL ESCAPE. 88. CHAPTER LXXXV. SIR RICHARD MAKES PLANS. 89. CHAPTER LXXXVI. TODD RECEIVES TWO EXTRAORDINARY LETTERS, AND ACTS UPON THEM. 90. CHAPTER LXXXVII. MR. LUPIN MEDDLES WITH OTHER FOLKS' AFFAIRS. 91. CHAPTER LXXXVIII. TODD ASTONISHES MRS. LOVETT'S SPY. 92. CHAPTER LXXXIX. MR. OAKLEY IS IN DESPAIR AT THE LOSS OF JOHANNA. 93. CHAPTER XC. MORNING IN FLEET STREET AGAIN. 94. CHAPTER XCI. MR. TODD'S FIRST CUSTOMERS. 95. CHAPTER XCII. MR. OAKLEY'S ANXIETIES MUCH DIMINISH. 96. CHAPTER XCIII. SIR RICHARD BLUNT'S SUBTERRANEAN EXPEDITION. 97. CHAPTER XCIV. IN THE VAULTS. 98. CHAPTER XCV. MRS. LOVETT IS VERY INTRACTABLE INDEED 99. CHAPTER XCVI. THE BOAT ON THE RIVER. 100. CHAPTER XCVII. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER ON THE THAMES. 101. CHAPTER XCVIII. JOHANNA HAS A VISITOR WHILE TODD IS GONE UPON THE RIVER. 102. CHAPTER XCIX. THE COOK FEELS THAT ALL THE WORLD NEGLECTS HIM, AND THEN HE GETS A LETTER. 103. CHAPTER C. TODD TAKES HIS LAST WALK UP FLEET STREET AND TO BELL YARD. 104. CHAPTER CI. TODD MAKES HIMSELF QUITE AT HOME IN BELL-YARD. 105. CHAPTER CII. TAKES A SLIGHT GLANCE AT TOBIAS AND HIS INTENDED. 106. CHAPTER CIII. MR. LUPIN HAS A SINGULAR INTERVIEW WITH MRS. OAKLEY. 107. CHAPTER CIV. MRS. OAKLEY SEES A STRANGE SIGHT, AND THINKS THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME. 108. CHAPTER CV. MRS. OAKLEY ESCAPES, AND TAKES A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THINGS IN GENERAL. 109. CHAPTER CVI. MR. LUPIN FINDS HIMSELF IN AN AWKWARD PREDICAMENT. 110. CHAPTER CVII. MRS. OAKLEY DISSEMBLES. 111. CHAPTER CVIII. RETURNS TO MRS. LOVETT, AND SHOWS HOW SHE GOT OUT OF THE RIVER. 112. CHAPTER CIX. JOHANNA HAS PLENTY OF COMPANY AT TODD'S. 113. CHAPTER CX. TODD'S HOUR HAS COME. 114. CHAPTER CXI. MRS. LOVETT PLANS. 115. CHAPTER CXII. MRS. LOVETT FINDS THAT IT IS EASIER TO PLAN THAN TO EXECUTE. 116. CHAPTER CXIII. THE ROUTE TO NEWGATE—MRS. LOVETT'S DANGER FROM THE MOB. 117. CHAPTER CXIV. THE COOK WAITS UPON SIR RICHARD BLUNT AND HEARS NEWS. 118. CHAPTER CXV. THE COOK BECOMES A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE. 119. CHAPTER CXVI. JOHANNA IS AMPLY PAID FOR HER BRIEF SERVICE AT TODD'S. 120. CHAPTER CXVII. SHOWS HOW MRS. OAKLEY RECONCILED HERSELF TO EVERYBODY AT HOME. 121. CHAPTER CXVIII. TAKES A PEEP AT TOBIAS AT THE COLONEL'S HOUSE. 122. CHAPTER CXIX. THE CRIMINALS IN NEWGATE.—TODD'S ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. 123. CHAPTER CXX. A LUNCHEON AT SIR RICHARD BLUNT'S.—THE DOG AND HIS OLD FRIEND. 124. CHAPTER CXXI. TODD IS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL, AND EXPECTS THE WORST. 125. CHAPTER CXXII. A LARGE PARTY VISITS BIG BEN AND THE LIONS IN THE TOWER. 126. CHAPTER CXXIII. THE BEASTS AT THE TOWER. 127. CHAPTER CXXIV. RETURNS TO NEWGATE, AND THE PROCEEDINGS OF MRS. LOVETT. 128. CHAPTER CXXV. MRS. LOVETT SEES SOME TWILIGHT SPECTRES IN HER CELL. 129. CHAPTER CXXVI. SWEENEY TODD IS PLACED UPON HIS TRIAL. 130. CHAPTER CXXVII. THE TRIAL OF SWEENEY TODD CONTINUED. 131. CHAPTER CXXVIII. TODD'S TRIAL CONTINUES, AND GOES ALL AGAINST HIM. 132. CHAPTER CXXIX. THE TRIAL OF SWEENEY TODD CONTINUED. 133. CHAPTER CXXX. TODD ENTERTAINS SOME HOPES OF AN ACQUITTAL. 134. CHAPTER CXXXI. TODD MAKES AN ATTEMPT UPON HIS OWN LIFE. 135. CHAPTER CXXXII. TODD MAKES AN ACQUAINTANCE IN NEWGATE, AND TRIES AN ESCAPE. 136. CHAPTER CXXXIII. THE PROGRESS OF THE OPERATIONS TO ESCAPE FROM NEWGATE. 137. CHAPTER CXXXIV. THE ESCAPE, AND THE RETREAT IN CAEN WOOD, HAMPSTEAD. 138. CHAPTER CXXXV. THE CHASE THROUGH SMITHFIELD, AND THE MURDER. 139. CHAPTER CXXXVI. TODD AND LUPIN ESCAPE TO CAEN WOOD. 140. CHAPTER CXXXVII. THE MURDER AT CAEN WOOD, HAMPSTEAD. 141. CHAPTER CXXXVIII. CAEN WOOD AND HAMPSTEAD IN THE OLD TIMES. 142. CHAPTER CXXXIX. THE ADVENTURES IN CAEN WOOD OF THE TWO MURDERERS. 143. CHAPTER CXL. SHOWS HOW THE NEWS OF TODD'S ESCAPE WAS RECEIVED BY ALL CONCERNED. 144. CHAPTER CXLI. SHOWS HOW TODD MADE UP HIS MIND TO VENGEANCE. 145. CHAPTER CXLII. RETURNS TO TODD IN THE WOOD AT HAMPSTEAD. 146. CHAPTER CXLIII. TODD TAKES A LOOK AT HIS OLD QUARTERS IN FLEET STREET. 147. CHAPTER CXLIV. TODD MAKES HIS WAY INTO HIS OWN HOUSE. 148. CHAPTER CXLV. TODD HAS A NARROW ESCAPE, AND HAS A BIT OF REVENGE. 149. CHAPTER CXLVI. THERE IS A FIRE IN FLEET STREET AFTER ALL.—TODD ESCAPES. 150. CHAPTER CXLVII. SIR RICHARD BLUNT AND CROTCHET COMMENCE THEIR SEARCH FOR TODD. 151. CHAPTER CXLVIII. SHOWS HOW TODD HAD A VERY NARROW ESCAPE INDEED. 152. CHAPTER CXLIX. TODD IS IN GREAT PERIL IN THE EARLY MORNING IN LONDON. 153. CHAPTER CL. TODD SETS FIRE TO HIS HOUSE, AND THEN HIDES IN THE CHURCH. 154. CHAPTER CLI. SHIFTS THE SCENE TO ONE OF QUIET GOODNESS AND SERENITY. 155. CHAPTER CLII. TODD HAS SOME FURTHER ADVENTURES IN FLEET STREET. 156. CHAPTER CLIII. TODD ASTONISHES THE BEADLE, AND ESCAPES PROM ST. DUNSTAN'S. 157. CHAPTER CLIV. DETAILS THE PERILOUS SITUATION OF THE BEADLE. 158. CHAPTER CLV. TODD GETS THE BETTER OF THE SHARPERS, AND TAKES A BOAT. 159. CHAPTER CLVI. SIR RICHARD BLUNT IS VERY NEAR TAKING HIS PRISONER. 160. CHAPTER CLVII. TODD FINDS THAT HE HAS GOT OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE. 161. CHAPTER CLVIII. TODD'S FEARFUL ADVENTURES ON THE RIVER. 162. CHAPTER CLIX. TODD MAKES A VIGOROUS ATTEMPT TO REACH GRAVESEND. 163. CHAPTER CLIX. TODD MAKES A VIGOROUS ATTEMPT TO REACH GRAVESEND. 164. CHAPTER CLX. THE POLICE-GALLEY ON THE THAMES. 165. CHAPTER CLXI. THE POLICE-GALLEY'S FATE. 166. CHAPTER CLXII. ANOTHER BOAT. 167. CHAPTER CLXIII. ANOTHER POLICE-GALLEY. 168. CHAPTER CLXIV. TODD GOES BACK ON LAND. 169. CHAPTER CLXV. TODD HIDES IN A CUPBOARD. 170. CHAPTER CLXVI. THE SHIP BOUND FOR HAVRE TAKES A PASSENGER. 171. CHAPTER CLXVII. TODD MEETS WITH A LITTLE ROUGH WEATHER IN THE CHANNEL. 172. CHAPTER CLXVIII. TODD GETS A WORLD OF MARITIME EXPERIENCE. 173. CHAPTER CLXIX. TAKES A PEEP AT SOME FRIENDS OF THE READER. 174. CHAPTER CLXX. MARK INGESTRIE RESCUES A SHIPWRECKED MAN. 175. CHAPTER CLXXI. A RATHER IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IS MADE. 176. CHAPTER CLXXII. THE PURSUIT OF TODD ON THE LONDON ROAD. 177. CHAPTER CLXXIII. THE CONCLUSION.