g ust ing ▁G ride ▁as ▁a ▁husband , ▁with ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁pay ing ▁off ▁his ▁deb ts . ▁Ralph ▁is ▁not ▁aware ▁of ▁Nicholas ' s ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁B ray s , ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁does ▁not ▁discover ▁Ralph ' s ▁scheme ▁until ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁wed ding . ▁He ▁appe als ▁to ▁Mad eline ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁wed ding , ▁but ▁despite ▁her ▁feelings ▁for ▁Nicholas , ▁she ▁is ▁too ▁devoted ▁to ▁her ▁dying ▁father ▁to ▁go ▁against ▁his ▁wishes . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁wed ding , ▁Nicholas ▁attempts ▁to ▁stop ▁it ▁once ▁more ▁but ▁his ▁efforts ▁prove ▁academic ▁when ▁B ray , ▁gu ilt - rid den ▁at ▁the ▁sacrifice ▁his ▁daughter ▁has ▁made ▁for ▁him , ▁dies ▁unexpected ly . ▁Mad eline ▁thus ▁has ▁no ▁reason ▁to ▁marry ▁G ride ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁and ▁Kate ▁take ▁her ▁to ▁their ▁house ▁to ▁recover . ▁ ▁S mi ke ▁has ▁contract ed ▁t uber cul osis ▁and ▁become ▁danger ously ▁ill . ▁In ▁a ▁last ▁attempt ▁to ▁save ▁his ▁friend ' s ▁health , ▁Nicholas ▁takes ▁him ▁to ▁his ▁child hood ▁home ▁in ▁Dev ons hire , ▁but ▁S mi ke ' s ▁health ▁rapidly ▁d eter ior ates . ▁On ▁his ▁death bed , ▁S mi ke ▁is ▁start led ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁S que ers ' s ▁school . ▁Nicholas ▁dismiss es ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁ill usion ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁S mi ke ▁was ▁right .