The String of Pearls (1850), p. [44]9

Todd paused, and gave some few moments' thought to the cook. He had an idea of going down to the oven cellar, ana Idling him, so that he might feel quite ertain he was out of the way of perpetrating any mischief; but a second thought determined him in the other way.
"No—no," he said. "What can he do? No doubt the house will be shut af ter a time, and then he will starve to death. Ha!"

MRS. LOVETT FINDS SOMEBODY OUT—AT HOME.{Figure}

CHAPTER CII.
TAKES A SLIGHT GLANCE AT TOBIAS AND HIS INTENDED.

The idea of the cook being starved to death, had quite reconciled Todd to the notion of leaving him alone; so he left the shop, and proceeded to his own domicile in Fleet Street, and as nothing of great moment has occurred during his absence, we will take the liberty of conducting the reader to the house of