Off set Lupin again on a run, rather to the discomfiture of Todd, who
had not had such a scampering about for a long time indeed; but yet he
felt the necessity of getting as soon as possible out of the immediate
vicinity of the old man whom they had just robbed, so they did not stop
until they got right away on the northern side of Finsbury Square. That side of the ancient square of Finsbury was not built then; and
beyond it, where there is now such a squalid and uninviting
neighbourhood, there was nothing but fields. "Now," said Lupin. "Let us look at the purse!" "Here it is," said Todd. "It's very light!" The fact was, that notwithstanding the speed at which he was compelled
to run to keep up with Lupin, or rather to keep a few paces only behind
him, Todd had contrived to abstract the better part of the contents from
the purse, and to pocket them; for the story with which he had tickled
the ears of Lupin of his having any money concealed in Caen Wood,
Hampstead, was a mere delusion, got up for the purpose of making him,
Lupin, more than commonly solicitous concerning his, Todd's, safety in
the escape from Newgate. "Yes," replied Todd, "it is light, but such as it is it may be of some
service to us. Take it, Mr. Lupin, and you can be the treasurer: you
know I can trust to you." "Implicitly," said Lupin, as turning out the contents of the purse into
his hand, he said--"Here are four guineas and a half, and about six or
seven shillings in loose silver." "Better than nothing," said Todd, with a look of great philosophy. "Our
first care now is to get a breakfast." "I don't know," said Lupin. "I took quite enough at the alderman's to
last me some time. I should say, get out of London as quickly as we
possibly can; and when we are at Caen Wood, we can, at our ease,
consider what course we will feel inclined to take with our money in our
pockets." "A couple of thousands," said Todd. "Exactly so. I move that we strike across the fields now at once, and
make for Highgate and Hampstead, so that at each step we shall be
leaving some danger behind us." "Agreed," said Todd. "Come on! For my part I should like very much to
find a conveyance of some sort; but that, I suppose, is impossible." "Quite! Besides, on foot we are much less likely to be recognised and
described. Come on, Todd; you ought to be able to walk to Hampstead,
surely, after the little trifling exercise that you have had only." "Trifling, do you call it?" said Todd, making one of his most hideous
faces. "Trifling! I have not a bone in my body that don't ache. Trifling? I am one mass of bruises from top to toe, and I never, in all
my life, felt so exhausted; but yet the love of life and of liberty will
lend me strength; so, come on; I will go on to Hampstead, and I will
reach it, my friend, unless I drop by the way." "Well spoke," said Lupin. They now pursued a course which led them rapidly by the back of the City
Road, and through the now well-populated district called Hoxton; and
keeping on in that way they crossed the high-road near to Stamford Hill,
and soon began to get a good view of the heights of Highgate and
Hampstead in the distance. "Brandy," said Todd, "brandy!" "Why, what's the matter?" "My good friend, I can't get on without some brandy. I am rather used to
a little stimulant at times, so I must have it. Then we have no risk now
to run by going into a public-house." "I don't know that, Todd. But if you can't do without, some brandy you
must have. To be sure, we are in luck's way, so far, that we are
provided with hats and coats from the alderman's hall, and, therefore,
people cannot have a description of us. The first quiet little hotel we
come to, Todd, I promise you that I will not object to our stopping at,
so that you may have your drop." "Yes," said Todd, "that will do. My good friend, it is the only thing
that keeps me up. When I used to feel a little down in spirits I poured
some other spirits down, and then I get up again." "Exactly. Here we are, at an old roadside house called the Adam and Eve,
which will be the very thing. They may take you for Adam and me for Cain
or Abel.--Come along." They halted at the door of the little public-house, but upon going in
they found the landlord and landlady bargaining with a man who was
hawking something, and the following words came upon the startled ears
of Todd. "Only threepence, sir, I assure you, and the most exact likeness of
Sweeney Todd, the murderer; taken while he was on his trial at the Old
Bailey. You will see what a look he has, and the artist has been most
successful in the squint: and only threepence." "He will be hanged on Monday, of course?" said the publican's wife. "Oh yes, ma'am, in course, and there's expected such a crowd as never
was known at the execution." "No doubt of it. Well, I'll give twopence." "And a drop of ale," said the publican. "Here you are, master, you shall have it. A capital likeness. If you was
only now to catch a sight of the original Todd, you'd know him in a
moment by the look of this picture, particularly the squint." "Come in," whispered Lupin to Todd. "Oh no--no--I don't want the brandy now." "But I do. Your speaking about it, has got me into the mind of wanting
some now; so come on and let us have it, my friend, at once. Why, you
are not afraid that the portrait is too good a likeness, are you?" "Oh dear, I don't know," said Todd. "I believe I have a remarkable nose,
and rather an engaging look about the eyes.--Come along." "A quartern of the best brandy," said Lupin. Todd felt that now the safest thing he could do, was to brave the matter
out, as anything in the shape of a retreat would be much worse than
actually making an appearance at the bar of the public-house; and then
it was truly ridiculous to see the manner in which Todd strove to alter
the cast of his features, by protruding one lip, and putting on what he
thought as a kind of satisfied smirking smile, extremely difficult,
indeed, for his usual expression of face. There was only one slight comfort he felt, and that was in the
circumstance that the news of their escape from Newgate had not yet
reached that place. "A nice, bracing morning, gentlemen," said the publican. "Very, by the goodness of providence," said Lupin. "Amen!" said Todd. "I have just, gentlemen, been buying a portrait of the execrable Todd;
and if either of you have happened to see him in London, perhaps you can
tell me if it is at all like the villain. We frighten our children now,
if they misbehave themselves at all, and tell them that Todd is coming
to make them into pies, and then they are as quiet as possible. Ha! ha!" "How funny," said Todd,

"Well," said Lupin, as he looked at the twopenny portrait of Todd, with
a pretended critical air, "I don't think it's like him at all. I saw him
at Newgate; and my friend here, is more like him than this picture." "You don't say so, sir?" said the landlord. "He! he!" laughed Todd--"ho! ho!"