Pip is introduced to the eccentric Miss Havisham from "summary" of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) by Charles Dickens
One day, Pip is summoned to the grand but decaying Satis House, where he is to play with Estella, the adopted daughter of the mysterious Miss Havisham. As he enters the house, he is immediately struck by the eerie atmosphere — the rooms are dimly lit, covered in dust, and frozen in time. Miss Havisham herself is a strange figure, dressed in a faded wedding gown and wearing one shoe, as if she had been abandoned at the altar. Pip is introduced to this eccentric woman as she sits in her darkened room, surrounded by clocks that have all stopped at twenty minutes to nine. She is bitter and resentful, her once-beautiful face twisted with anger and sorrow. Miss Havisham seems to take pleasure in tormenting Pip, using him as a pawn in her cruel game to break men's h...
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