▁novel , ▁he ▁forces ▁himself ▁upon ▁Kate ▁and ▁purs ues ▁her ▁sole ly ▁to ▁hum ili ate ▁her ▁after ▁she ▁reject s ▁him . ▁He ▁is ▁be aten ▁by ▁Nicholas , ▁and ▁swe ars ▁reven ge , ▁but ▁is ▁prevent ed ▁in ▁this ▁by ▁Lord ▁Ver is op ht . ▁He ▁k ills ▁Ver is op ht ▁in ▁a ▁du el ▁and ▁must ▁fle e ▁to ▁France , ▁putting ▁a ▁stop ▁to ▁his ▁plans ▁of ▁reven ge . ▁He ▁lives ▁abroad ▁in ▁lux ury ▁until ▁he ▁runs ▁out ▁of ▁money , ▁and ▁eventually ▁returns ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁dies ▁in ▁deb t ors ' ▁prison . ▁Lord ▁Frederick ▁Ver is op ht : ▁Haw k ' s ▁friend ▁and ▁du pe , ▁a ▁rich ▁young ▁no blem an . ▁He ▁ow es ▁both ▁Ralph ▁and ▁Sir ▁Mul berry ▁vast ▁sums ▁of ▁money . ▁He ▁becomes ▁inf atu ated ▁with ▁Kate ▁and ▁is ▁manip ulated ▁by ▁Haw k ▁into ▁finding ▁her ▁where about s . ▁After ▁Nicholas ▁confront s ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁coffee house , ▁Lord ▁Frederick ▁real ises ▁the ▁shame ▁of ▁his ▁behaviour ▁and ▁threat ens ▁Haw k ▁if ▁he ▁attempts ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁inj uries ▁Nicholas ▁caused ▁him . ▁This ▁quar rel ▁eventually ▁leads ▁to ▁a ▁physical ▁fight , ▁which ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁du el ▁in ▁which ▁Lord ▁Frederick ▁is ▁killed . ▁In ▁death , ▁he ▁man ages ▁to ▁ru in ▁both ▁Ralph ▁and ▁Sir ▁Mul berry ▁as ▁he ▁dies ▁un mar ried , ▁which , ▁in ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁his