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The Secret Pip's Manipulation
The secret Pip avoids revealing is his encounter with a convict named Magwitch in the very first chapter of the novel, which plays a substantial role in Pip achieving his goal, which is to win over the heart of the wealthy, ravishing, and irresistible Estella. Because of him not divulging information about this encounter to anyone, Magwitch provides him with an overwhelming amount of money as a gift for not betraying him, and in doing so completes one of Pip’s goals: to procure affluence to impress Estella.
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