er ics . ▁With ▁no ▁other ▁rec ourse , ▁Kate ▁goes ▁to ▁her ▁uncle ▁for ▁assistance , ▁but ▁he ▁ref uses ▁to ▁help ▁her , ▁cit ing ▁his ▁business ▁relationships ▁with ▁Haw k ▁and ▁Ver is op ht . ▁It ▁is ▁left ▁to ▁New man ▁N og gs ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁her ▁aid , ▁and ▁he ▁writes ▁to ▁Nicholas , ▁telling ▁him ▁in ▁vague ▁terms ▁of ▁his ▁sister ' s ▁ur gent ▁need ▁of ▁him . ▁Nicholas ▁immediately ▁qu its ▁the ▁C rum m les ▁tr oupe ▁and ▁returns ▁to ▁London . ▁ ▁N og gs ▁and ▁Miss ▁La ▁C ree vy ▁confer , ▁and ▁decide ▁to ▁delay ▁telling ▁Nicholas ▁of ▁Kate ' s ▁pl ight ▁until ▁it ▁is ▁too ▁late ▁at ▁night ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁seek ▁out ▁Haw k ▁and ▁take ▁violent ▁action . ▁So , ▁when ▁Nicholas ▁arriv es , ▁both ▁N og gs ▁and ▁Miss ▁La ▁C ree vy ▁are ▁out . ▁Nicholas ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁search ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁them ▁when ▁he ▁accident ally ▁over he ars ▁Haw k ▁and ▁Lord ▁Frederick ▁rud ely ▁to ast ing ▁Kate ▁in ▁a ▁coffee house . ▁He ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁g lean ▁from ▁their ▁conversation ▁what ▁has ▁happened , ▁and ▁confront s ▁them . ▁Haw k ▁ref uses ▁to ▁give ▁Nicholas ▁his ▁name ▁or ▁respond ▁to ▁his ▁accus ations . ▁When ▁he ▁attempts ▁to ▁leave , ▁Nicholas ▁follows ▁him ▁out , ▁and ▁le aps ▁onto ▁the ▁running ▁board ▁of ▁his ▁carriage , ▁demand ing ▁his ▁name . ▁Haw k ▁strik es ▁him