ently . ▁During ▁the ▁fight , ▁F anny ▁steps ▁in ▁and ▁attacks ▁Nicholas , ▁h ating ▁him ▁for ▁reject ing ▁her ▁love . ▁Nicholas ▁ign ores ▁her ▁and ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁beat ▁S que ers ▁blo ody . ▁Quick ly ▁pack ing ▁his ▁belong ings ▁and ▁leaving ▁D othe bo ys ▁Hall , ▁he ▁meets ▁John ▁Brow die ▁on ▁the ▁way . ▁Brow die ▁finds ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁S que ers ▁himself ▁has ▁been ▁be aten ▁up ro ari ously ▁fun ny , ▁and ▁gives ▁Nicholas ▁money ▁and ▁a ▁walking ▁staff ▁to ▁aid ▁him ▁on ▁his ▁trip ▁back ▁to ▁London . ▁At ▁dawn , ▁he ▁is ▁found ▁by ▁S mi ke , ▁who ▁beg s ▁to ▁come ▁with ▁him . ▁Nicholas ▁and ▁S mi ke ▁set ▁out ▁towards ▁London . ▁Among ▁other ▁things , ▁Nicholas ▁wants ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁what ▁S que ers ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁tell ▁his ▁uncle . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Kate ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁are ▁forced ▁by ▁Ralph ▁to ▁move ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁lod g ings ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁kindly ▁portrait ▁painter ▁Miss ▁La C ree vy ▁and ▁into ▁a ▁cold ▁and ▁dra ug ht y ▁house ▁Ralph ▁own s ▁in ▁a ▁London ▁sl um . ▁Ralph ▁finds ▁employ ment ▁for ▁Kate ▁working ▁for ▁a ▁fashion able ▁mill iner , ▁Madame ▁M antal ini . ▁Her ▁husband , ▁Mr ▁M antal ini , ▁is ▁a ▁gig olo ▁who ▁depends ▁on ▁his ▁( sign ific antly ▁older ) ▁wife ▁to ▁supply ▁his ▁extra v ag ant ▁t ast es