Great Expectations, Chapter 22: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Pip recognizes Herbert Pocket as his former opponent, and their friendly reunion leads to an exchange of confidences.
2. Herbert calls Pip Handel and gently corrects his table manners during dinner.
3. Herbert explains Miss Havisham’s broken engagement and reports suspected cooperation between her suitor and her half-brother.
4. Herbert promises not to question Pip’s benefactor, then reveals that his ambitious business plans bring him no income.
5. After spending Sunday with Herbert, Pip feels the growing distance between his London life and Joe and Biddy.
6. On Monday, Herbert accompanies Pip to Hammersmith, where distracted Mrs. Pocket leaves much of the childcare to nurses before Mr. Pocket appears.

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Herbert connects Estella’s harshness with Miss Havisham’s purpose. His account of the abandoned wedding supplies the personal history behind that purpose.

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