ilda ▁Price ▁and ▁mar ries ▁her ▁about ▁half way ▁through ▁the ▁book . ▁Although ▁he ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁get ▁off ▁on ▁the ▁wrong ▁foot , ▁they ▁become ▁good ▁friends ▁when ▁John ▁helps ▁Nicholas ▁escape ▁from ▁York shire . ▁He ▁later ▁comes ▁to ▁London ▁on ▁his ▁h one ym oon ▁and ▁res c ues ▁S mi ke ▁from ▁S que ers ' ▁capt ivity , ▁prov ing ▁himself ▁a ▁resource ful ▁and ▁intellig ent ▁al ly . ▁Mat ilda ▁" T ilda " ▁Price ▁( B row die ): ▁F anny ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁and ▁Brow die ' s ▁f ian c ée . ▁A ▁pretty ▁mill er ' s ▁daughter ▁of ▁ 1 8 , ▁T ilda ▁puts ▁up ▁with ▁F anny ' s ▁p ett iness ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁child hood ▁friendship ▁but ▁later ▁breaks ▁off ▁their ▁friendship ▁after ▁she ▁real ises ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁F anny ' s ▁self ish ness . ▁She ▁is ▁rather ▁co qu ett ish ▁but ▁sett les ▁down ▁happ ily ▁with ▁John ▁Brow die . ▁Ph ib ▁( P ho eb e ): ▁The ▁S que ers ' ▁hous ema id , ▁who ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁end ure ▁Mrs ▁S que ers ' ▁f oul ▁temper ▁and ▁F anny ' s ▁sc orn ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁job . ▁ ▁She ▁flat ters ▁F anny ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁in ▁good ▁humor . ▁She ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁hun gry . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁London ▁Miss ▁La ▁C ree vy : ▁The ▁Nick leb ys ' ▁land