The virgin Journey of the Bountiful was that from Plymouth to London. On the ship there were 6 sailors including on by the name of Anthony Hope. Anthony was no more than five days older than 18 wen the voyage began. On the third day out at sea Anthony spotted a man floating on a makeshift raft. "Man O'er Board" he called out to the others on the ship. The sailors hauled the man onto the ship and gave him a warm towel to wrap himself in.
the man was pale and had long black hair with a large white stripe on the right side
of his head. He wore shabby clothes that looked as though they had been torn up by a large dog. Anthony asked the man his name "Sweeney Todd" the man replied.
"Well, then Mr. Todd let me be the first to welcome you upon the Bountiful. We are headed to London and I would be honored if you would consider me your friend and companion." Mr. Todd said but two words in response "Of course". The rest of the journey was in silence until the end.
"Ah, there's no place like London eh Mr. Todd"
"you are still young boy, life has been kind to you. You will soon learn that the cruelties of this world are many."
Anthony, drawn back by the severeness of his friend's dark comment, mustered up the courage to ask Mr. Todd a question. "Mr. Todd"
"What is it boy"
"What Brought you to that raft out in the middle of the rough ocean."
"Long ago, there was a naive barber who was married to the most beautiful woman in the world" Mr. Todd Began "there was a another man who longed for the company of the barbers wife, he was a pious vulture of the law. And with one foul swoop of his tyrannical talons he separated the barber from his wife. He sentenced the man to imprisonment for life."
"What was his crime"
"Foolishness" was Mr. Todd's Reply "now I must go Anthony. There is somewhere I must go something I must do, now, and alone."
"But we will meet again before I am off to Plymouth?"
"If you want you may well find me. Around Fleet St., I wouldn't wonder."
"Well," Anthony stuttered "Until we Meet again Mr. Todd."