, ▁and ▁off ends ▁Kate ▁by ▁le ering ▁at ▁her . ▁Kate ▁proves ▁initially ▁cl ums y ▁at ▁her ▁job , ▁which ▁ende ars ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁show room , ▁Miss ▁Kn ag , ▁a ▁vain ▁and ▁fool ish ▁woman ▁who ▁uses ▁Kate ▁to ▁make ▁herself ▁look ▁better . ▁This ▁back f ires ▁when ▁a ▁client ▁pre fers ▁to ▁be ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁young ▁and ▁pretty ▁Kate ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁age ing ▁Miss ▁Kn ag . ▁Kate ▁is ▁bl amed ▁for ▁the ▁ins ult , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁Kate ▁is ▁ost rac ised ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁mill in ers ▁and ▁left ▁friend less . ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁see ks ▁out ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁New man ▁N og gs , ▁who ▁shows ▁him ▁a ▁letter ▁that ▁F anny ▁S que ers ▁has ▁written ▁to ▁Ralph . ▁It ▁v ici ously ▁ex agger ates ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁be ating ▁and ▁s land ers ▁Nicholas . ▁They ▁suspect ▁Ralph ▁secret ly ▁knows ▁the ▁truth , ▁but ▁is ▁l atch ing ▁onto ▁F anny ' s ▁account ▁to ▁further ▁per sec ute ▁Nicholas . ▁N og gs ▁tells ▁Nicholas , ▁who ▁is ▁intent ▁on ▁confront ing ▁his ▁uncle , ▁that ▁Ralph ▁is ▁out ▁of ▁town ▁and ▁advis es ▁him ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁job . ▁Nicholas ▁goes ▁to ▁an ▁employ ment ▁office , ▁where ▁he ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁strik ingly ▁beautiful ▁girl . ▁His ▁search ▁for ▁employ ment ▁fails , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁when ▁N og gs ▁offers