The last story Pip told me about his life was the last time he saw Provis alive. Over the past few days Pip visited him in the prison infirmary, reading to him sadly. Provis could not talk and everytime he took a breath pain shot through his body. When his trial came about it was over very quickly. This was because his crime was returning to Europe and it was impossible to say that he did not return. He was tried with many other men and women who committed the same crime. Many of them cried out in horror while others were shocked into silence. His sentence was death. However, he died ten days after being sentenced, right before his hanging was scheduled. Pip was at his deathbed when he told Provis in his final hour that his daughter was still alive. On the verge of tears, he told him that she became a beautiful young lady and he was in love with her. After hearing this news, Provis quietly passed away with a smile on his face. Pip's last words to him were, "Oh Lord, be merciful to him, a sinner."