Chapter 16: The Barber Makes Another Attempt to Sell the String of Pearls

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌⁠It would seem as if Sweeney Todd, after his adventure in already trying to dispose of the string of pearls which he possessed, began to feel little doubtful about his chances of success in that matter, for he waited patiently for a considerable period before he again made the attempt, and then he made it after a totally different fashion. Towards the close of night on that same evening when Johann