, ▁the ▁brothers ▁take ▁him ▁into ▁their ▁employ ▁at ▁a ▁gener ous ▁sal ary ▁and ▁provide ▁his ▁family ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁house ▁in ▁a ▁London ▁sub urb . ▁ ▁Ralph ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁begg ar , ▁who ▁recogn ises ▁him ▁and ▁reve als ▁himself ▁as ▁Bro oker , ▁Ralph ' s ▁former ▁employee . ▁He ▁attempts ▁to ▁black mail ▁Ralph ▁with ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁unknown ▁information , ▁but ▁is ▁driven ▁off . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁his ▁office , ▁Ralph ▁receives ▁Nicholas ' s ▁letter ▁and ▁begins ▁plot ting ▁against ▁his ▁nep hew ▁in ▁earnest . ▁W ack ford ▁S que ers ▁returns ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁joins ▁Ralph ▁in ▁his ▁plots . ▁ ▁S mi ke , ▁on ▁a ▁London ▁street , ▁has ▁the ▁mis fort une ▁to ▁run ▁into ▁S que ers , ▁who ▁kid n aps ▁him . ▁L uck ily ▁for ▁S mi ke , ▁John ▁Brow die ▁is ▁h one ym oon ing ▁in ▁London ▁with ▁his ▁new ▁wife ▁T ilda ▁and ▁disco vers ▁his ▁pred ic ament . ▁When ▁they ▁have ▁dinner ▁with ▁S que ers , ▁Brow die ▁f akes ▁an ▁ill ness ▁and ▁takes ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁rescue ▁S mi ke ▁and ▁send ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁Nicholas . ▁In ▁grat itude , ▁Nicholas ▁inv ites ▁the ▁Brow d ies ▁to ▁dinner . ▁At ▁the ▁party , ▁also ▁attended ▁by ▁the ▁Che ery bles ' ▁nep hew ▁Frank ▁and ▁their ▁elder ly ▁cl erk ▁Tim ▁Link in water , ▁Ralph ▁and ▁S que ers ▁attempt ▁to ▁rec