Great Expectations, Chapter 50: Zusammenfassung

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1. The narrator suffers painful burns and disturbing memories of Miss Havisham in flames while Herbert patiently changes his bandages.
2. Both men silently worry about the boat and judge recovery in hours rather than weeks.
3. Herbert reports that Provis describes a jealous woman whom Mr. Jaggers successfully defends against a murder charge.
4. The woman threatens to destroy their daughter, and Provis believes she carries out her threat.
5. Provis avoids the trial to protect the mother, while Compeyson uses his secret to exploit him.
6. After checking the dates and asking Herbert to confirm his clear thinking, the narrator identifies Provis as Estella’s father.

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The declaration turns Herbert’s account into a discovery about Estella. The narrator first asks Herbert to confirm that injury has not confused his thinking.

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