The next morning, Joy woke up around six o' clock. She found that Sweeney was already awake and drinking a cup of tea.
She waved her hand as if to say "Good Morning". He nodded his head once and gruffly returned the greeting, without the 'good' part of the phrase. She hopped out of bed and began to skip towards the door.
"She's not up yet." Mr. Todd said darkly. Joy turned around and sat back down on the cot. She folded her hands and placed them neatly in her lap. They sat in silence for a while, Todd drinking his tea and Joy looking down at her lap. They sat quietly as the minutes ticked by, until Joy could not bear the silence any longer.
"How long have you lived here, Mr. Todd?" she mouthed.
"A little while." He said simply.
You're talkative. She thought. She was overjoyed when she heard Mrs. Lovett moving around in the kitchen downstairs. She ran out to the balcony and down the steps into the kitchen.
"Good morning, love." Nellie smiled. "I set out a dress for you on the chair in the room over there." She motioned to the parlor, "Go on; see if it fits."
Joy scrambled into the parlor and found a plain black dress. She closed the door to the parlor and tried it on. It fit, but she was very glad they were going to the marketplace today. She combed out her hair with her fingers and pulled it back with a ribbon she found on a coffee table next to the armchair.
"Does it work, dear?" Mrs. Lovett asked and came into the parlor. "Well, it will have to do for today, love. I took the liberty of going through your old dress pockets and I found ten pounds and two shillings. It's waiting for you on the table in the kitchen. I went ahead and put it in a pouch. Drink yourself some tea and I'll see if I can get Mr. T to come along, alright?" Eleanor turned to go then threw her hands up in frustration, "Shoes! You need shoes, don't you? And I can guarantee my feet are too big." she asked Joy.
"I had some." Joy mouthed.
"Oh yes, well, let me go see if I can find them. You run up and get Mr. T." Nellie ran off, frantically searching for Joy's shoes.
Joy ran up the steps to Sweeney's apartment and found him staring out the window. She knocked on the wall to get his attention.
"Yes?" he asked. Joy motioned for him to follow her. "Get your jacket." She mouthed." She watched as he put his jacket on and slipped two of his beloved razors into a holster he had attached to his belts. She had seen him looking-earlier in the week- at his razors as if in a trance, like he loved them.
"Why are you taking those with you?"
Mr. Todd shook his head, "Nothing for you to worry about, love." He said quietly.
"Yes sir." She mouthed. She beckoned once more for him to follow her. She walked down to the pie shop and found her money pouch. Mrs. Lovett was there with her shoes. She handed them to her along with a hat and a shawl, seeing as it was a brisk day.
"Well, come on, let's go." Mrs. Lovett adjusted her hat and led Joy and Sweeney out the door.
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They arrived at the marketplace along with dozens of others. Mrs. Lovett and Joy headed straight to a clothing booth while Mr. Todd went to find something other than a meat pie to eat.
"I should be offended that he doesn't like my pies, but of course they are the worst pies in London…" Nellie was saying to Joy whilst looking through the racks of clothing. "Oh, how about this one?" she stopped her tale abruptly after finding a somewhat tacky pink dress. Joy shook her head violently. Nellie looked at it once more,
"Yes, you're quite right. Too tacky, now, as I was saying…" On and on the routine went, Nellie chattered, found a dress, stopped, chattered some more, found another dress, chattered, etc. They finally found three dresses along with undergarments, corsets, a nightgown and petticoats. The first was a pretty light blue with a round neckline and slim sleeves, the other was a pale white and pink dress with a matching bonnet, and the final was a dull brown dress with fingerless gloves. ("Just in case"; Mrs. Lovett had insisted). She also bought some shoes, a plain brown pair, some pale pink shoes made out of soft fabric, and some black boots. Then, Joy found five shawls; white, pink, black, brown and blue. Mrs. Lovett promised Joy some blue, pink, and brown hair bows when they arrived back home. The two of them bought some roasted chestnuts and met up with Mr. Todd. He was standing in a large crowd. The crowd was facing a large coach with a sign that read; "Adolfo Pirelli's Miracle Elixir". A young boy who was probably about 14, but looked about eight because of a hat and a wig he was wearing, stepped out of the coach and onto the makeshift stage. The boy started to tell about Pirelli's elixir. He claimed that it would make your hair grow so fast that if you rubbed it on at night your bald scalp would turn into a beautiful mane by the time you awoke. Joy was skeptical. She had known many a street vendor, and almost none of them were trustworthy. Sweeney and Nellie, detecting his fraudulent behavior, opened one of the bottles and grimaced after sniffing it.
"This is piss." Sweeney said.
"Wouldn't touch it if I was you, dear." Nellie agreed. The boy tried to distract the audience from Todd and Lovett, but to no avail. His master, Signore Pirelli came out in a flourish. Joy had to choke back a laugh. He was wearing a bright blue toreador outfit with sparkles on it, along with a cape.
That's what you would wear to a masquerade! Joy thought smugly as Pirelli challenged 'whoever it was that said his elixir was piss'. Mr. Todd spoke up and made a bargain with Mr. Pirelli. Joy wasn't really paying attention, though, she was still laughing about Pirelli's outfit.
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They went home in a triumph. Mr. Todd had won his challenge and fifteen pounds. Mrs. Lovett had found a necklace she liked, and Joy, well Joy was just along for the ride. As soon as she got home she crawled into her cot and fell asleep. She was so tired; shopping had been hard work!