Whitechapel, after being renovated, was no longer as crowded as it had been at the end of the nineteenth century. At least the roads were much wider. Those twisting, dark, narrow alleys were hidden behind the commercial streets, and tourists needed guides to find the sights of the past.
The guides wore Victorian clothing and carried suitcases full of case files, photographs, and other materials. In broad daylight, a large group of modernly dressed tourists followed behind them. Rather than feeling frightened, they seemed oddly comical.
The buildings near the "attractions" were still very old. Some areas, such as Bishop's Square, did not even have streetlights, and the brick walls were covered in graffiti.
Buckingham Palace was clean, but Pomona had never encountered young people there. East London, on the other hand, was full of life.
Vampires truly preferred young "prey," and not merely because they were "fresher."
People generally believed that being alive was better than being dead. Life was a blessing, while death was a loss. The stars beneath the spotlights not only brought explosive songs, but made the audience scream along with them.
Based on this understanding, utilitarians believed that keeping more people alive increased the total amount of goodness and well-being.
Bentham believed that social happiness was founded upon individual happiness. In other words, social happiness was also individual happiness. But what if individuals were unhappy?
Did Jack's victims, walking dark streets late at night, not want to live in clean, comfortable houses? And orphans like Oliver—did they not want happy childhoods, rather than becoming apprentices at coffin shops while still so young?
There was an ancient mother who moved house three times with her child. On one occasion, they moved next to a coffin shop, and her child even learned how to wail at funerals.