▁with ▁a ▁r iding ▁c rop , ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁los es ▁his ▁temper , ▁returning ▁the ▁blow ▁and ▁sp ook ing ▁the ▁horses , ▁causing ▁the ▁carriage ▁to ▁crash . ▁Haw k ▁is ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁crash ▁and ▁v ows ▁reven ge , ▁but ▁Lord ▁Ver is op ht , ▁rem or se ful ▁for ▁his ▁treatment ▁of ▁Kate , ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁attempt ▁to ▁stop ▁him . ▁Later , ▁after ▁Haw k ▁has ▁recovered , ▁they ▁quar rel ▁over ▁Haw k ' s ▁ins istence ▁on ▁reven ging ▁himself ▁against ▁Nicholas . ▁Ver is op ht ▁strik es ▁Haw k , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁du el . ▁Ver is op ht ▁is ▁killed , ▁and ▁Haw k ▁fle es ▁to ▁France . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Ralph ▁los es ▁a ▁large ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁ow ed ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁dece ased ▁lord . ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁collect s ▁Kate ▁from ▁the ▁W itt iter ly s , ▁and ▁with ▁their ▁mother ▁and ▁S mi ke , ▁they ▁move ▁back ▁into ▁Miss ▁La C ree vy ' s ▁house . ▁Nicholas ▁pens ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Ralph , ▁ref using , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁his ▁family , ▁a ▁pen ny ▁of ▁his ▁uncle ' s ▁money ▁or ▁influence . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁the ▁employ ment ▁office , ▁Nicholas ▁meets ▁Charles ▁Che ery ble , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁and ▁extremely ▁bene vol ent ▁merchant ▁who ▁runs ▁a ▁business ▁with ▁his ▁tw in ▁brother ▁Ned . ▁H ear ing ▁Nicholas ' s ▁story