Chapter 49
"What have I done! What have I done!" she repeats, kneeling at Pip's feet.
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From Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Miss Havisham's realization of her cruelty toward Pip and Estella, followed by her catching fire in her wedding dress — the gothic punishment of her arrested life.
Chapter 49
Her dress catches fire from the hearth; Pip beats out the flames with the great cloth from the bridal table.
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