It is ironic
that Pip obtains the devastating news that Estella will marry Bentley Drummle as he visits Miss
Havisham at Satis House because he has come to this house because he has just received even
more devastating news. In Chapter XLIV of Great Expectaions, Pip arrives
and tells Miss Havisham that he is "...as unhappy as you have ever meant me to be."
Then, after declaring before Miss Havisham the love he has for Estella, he learns that she is
betrothed to Bentley Drummle, Pip's deadly rival for Estella's attentions.
Upon hearing this...
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