▁He ▁confront s ▁his ▁uncle , ▁who ▁v ows ▁to ▁give ▁no ▁financial ▁assistance ▁to ▁the ▁Nick leb ys ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁Nicholas ▁stays ▁with ▁them . ▁His ▁hand ▁forced , ▁Nicholas ▁agre es ▁to ▁leave ▁London , ▁but ▁war ns ▁Ralph ▁that ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁reck oning ▁will ▁one ▁day ▁come ▁between ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁Nicholas ▁and ▁S mi ke ▁travel ▁towards ▁Port sm outh ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁becoming ▁sail ors . ▁At ▁an ▁inn , ▁they ▁encounter ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁manager ▁Vincent ▁C rum m les , ▁who ▁h ires ▁Nicholas ▁( st ill ▁going ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Johnson ) ▁on ▁sight . ▁Nicholas ▁is ▁the ▁new ▁ju ven ile ▁lead , ▁and ▁also ▁play w right , ▁with ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁adapt ing ▁French ▁tra ged ies ▁into ▁English ▁and ▁then ▁modifying ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁tr oupe ' s ▁minimal ▁dram atic ▁ab ilities . ▁Nicholas ▁and ▁S mi ke ▁join ▁the ▁acting ▁company ▁and ▁are ▁warm ly ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁tr oupe , ▁which ▁includes ▁C rum m les ' s ▁form id able ▁wife , ▁their ▁daughter , ▁" The ▁Inf ant ▁Ph en omen on ", ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁ecc ent ric ▁and ▁mel od ram atic ▁th es pi ans . ▁Nicholas ▁and ▁S mi ke ▁make ▁their ▁deb uts ▁in ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet , ▁as ▁Rome o ▁and ▁the ▁Ap othe c ary ▁respectively , ▁and ▁are ▁met ▁with ▁great ▁acc laim ▁from ▁the ▁provincial ▁aud