Great Expectations

chapter 40

Why has this man returned to london and how long will he be staying

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The convict tells Pip that he has come back to see him under threat of his life, since the law will execute him if they find him in England. He also tells Pip his name is Magwitch though he is going by Provis while in England. Magwitch's stay is indefinite.

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