Great Expectations, Chapter 30: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Pip reports his concerns about Orlick, and Mr. Jaggers promises to dismiss him from Miss Havisham’s service.
2. While avoiding Pumblechook, Pip enjoys public attention until Trabb’s boy repeatedly mocks his grand manner and drives him out of town.
3. Back in London, Pip sends Joe food instead of visiting him and arranges a private conversation with Herbert.
4. Pip admits his devotion to Estella and his anxiety about depending on uncertain expectations.
5. Herbert reassures Pip about Mr. Jaggers but urges him to consider abandoning Estella; Pip refuses even to try.
6. Herbert reveals his engagement to Clara, and Joe’s playbill prompts both friends to leave for Mr. Wopsle’s performance.

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Herbert separates Pip’s love from any stated requirement of his inheritance. Pip’s refusal even to try shows how firmly this attachment controls him.

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