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CHAPTER 55
Provis goes to Police Court. The trial is postponed until an officer from the prison ship arrives to verify his identity. Compeyson was supposed to do that, but he drowned. Pip tries to get Mr. Jaggers to defend Provis, but Jaggers tells him it is a lost cause.
Mr. Jaggers is furious that Pip didn't try to preserve his wealth. He offers to assist with that, though he is doubtful of his success since Pip is not related to the outlaw or tied to him in any way. Pip decides not to press the claim.
Compeyson's body is found, and with it are notes he kept about Magwitch's lands and fortune in New Sout
