The String of Pearls (1850), p. 233

that think nothing of putting on what they shouldn't. Oh dear, no—not she. Bye, bye. Til 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, u if I ain't rather nonplussed at all this. What shall I do?"

MRS. LOVETT IN A STATE OF SOMNAMBULISM.
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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.
"I can easily," he said, "go to Fleet-street, and then, if I find myself late, I
can take a boat at Blackfriars for the Tower-stairs, and after all get in to dinner comfortably enough."