Chapter 39: Pip is now twenty-three years old. He hears footsteps from the stairs. A man comes in who he recognizes to be his convict [Magwitch], his convict. He tells the story of how he became a sheep rancher in Australia and earned a fortune. Moved by Pips kindness to help him he decided to make Pip a gentleman. This makes Pip realize he and Estella were not meant for each other.
Pip hears that he is on the run from law and could be executed. He lets [Magwitch] sleep in Herbert’s bed as he is away. Pip notices that there is a gun by the convicts bed so locks the door and falls asleep.
chapter 40:In the morning Pip trips over a mysterious man on the staircase. He tells the watchmen but when they come back he is gone. The convict gives his name as Abel Magwitch although refers to him as uncle Provis as a way to stop people recognising him. Pip calls on Jaggers so that he could confirm what Magwitch was saying. Pip endures his rude table manners and speech.
chapter 41: Pip finally confronts the problem when Herbert comes home. Magwitch is not around so they decide that Pip should not use the money from Magwitch anymore and want to send him abroad where he would be safe from the police.
chapter 42: Magwitch tells Pip and Herbert his story of when he was younger. He recalls stealing turnips as a child to feed himself. He then met Compeyson and fell under his rule. One man by the name of Arthur had supposedly been driven to alcoholism and insanity because of Compeyson. When they had been caught Compeyson turned on Magwitch acting like a gentleman to get hiself a shorter sentence. We then find out the man Magwitch was fighting on the marsh was actually compeyson. Herbert passes a note to Pip that says Arthur was Miss H half brother and Compeyson was the one who stood her up on the wedding day.
Chapter 43: Pip is ashamed that his wealth comes from a man who is so coarse and ungentle-man like. This makes Pip feel as if he should not be with Estella anymore as they are of different class. He went to the Blue Boar and sees Bentley Drummle. As Drummle ignores Pip he ignores Drummle. He pretends to read a old newspaper just so that he would not have to talk to Bentley Drummle. Pip then decides to go visit the Satis house.