"What have I done?"
That night as he slept, Sweeney Todd was plagued by nightmares fabricated of fire and shrieks of horrendous pain. The only thing that would come out of the darkness every time he closed his eyes was the expression on Nellie Lovett change from pure elation, to utter confusion, to sheer terror, and finally into agonizing pain. Regret and remorse laced every move he made. Toby's prior actions had forced him to seriously evaluate what he had done. Mrs. Lovett was always loyal, never complained about cleaning up the blood, or skinning, grinding, and cooking the bodies. She had shown him unconditional love even though she knew the return would only be a hollow 'thank you' or nod and even then she took that as though it were the greatest recognition of high esteem. On top of doing half of his dirty work, she had run a full time business. With the aid of Toby she had taken orders, cooked, and served as well as entertained.
"Yes, and then there is Toby…"
His train of though started to wander in a new direction. The boy had been at the workhouse, then with Pirelli, and then found a true friend and maternal figure in Nellie. Oh, that child loved her so. Toby would do anything for her, even if it meant going to see Mr. Todd himself in the shop if it was what she wanted. He had found a real reason in life in that woman and was ready to avenge her.
"She was barely gone two minutes and already Toby had already begun turning into me…"
Todd suddenly realized how much impact his presence would now have on this boy. Toby was at such a point in his life right now that a personality could still be molded like clay, but if exposed to the darkness and negativity of the only individual he had to look to, the bright child may suffer in gloom for life. The boy's heart seemed to grow warmer in spirit and character every moment he spent with Nellie, but if everyday was to be around him, the warmth would leave and Toby's heart would grow just as cold as his own. Something had to be done to ensure that the child would have a sense of joy in his life, but what? London had very little to offer such a boy as Toby…
"That's it! Toby cannot remain in this pit of a city…his heart must remain with his mother's forever...by the sea."