Shrnutí Great Expectations: Chapter 55

Co se stane

1. Jaggers explains the certainty of conviction and forfeiture, while Pip resolves not to pursue Magwitch’s money or tell him it is lost.
2. A prison officer supplies the required identification, and Magwitch is committed for trial at the next Sessions.
3. Herbert offers Pip a clerkship and a shared home; Pip asks for time to decide, and Herbert leaves on Saturday.
4. Wemmick explains his mistaken escape intelligence and invites Pip on a Monday walk.
5. The walk leads to a church, where Pip serves as best man as Wemmick marries Miss Skiffins.
6. After the wedding breakfast, Wemmick asks Pip to keep his marriage separate from his working life.

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Na co se zaměřit

Pip distinguishes his concern for Magwitch from Wemmick’s concern for money. His refusal to pursue an inheritance gives that distinction practical force.

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