I was so struck by the horror of this idea, which had weighed upon me from the first, and the working out of which would make me regard myself, in some sort, as his murderer, that I could not rest in my chair, but began pacing to and fro. I said to Herbert, meanwhile, that even if Provis were recognized and taken, in spite of himself, I should be wretched as the cause, however innocently.
– Charles Dickens
Great Expectations, Chapter 41. Pip shows some sense of integrity when he expresses concern that abandoning Magwitch at this point could result in his capture and execution. He has decided to stop accepting Magwitch’s money, but worries that rejection might drive Magwitch to despair and letting himself be arrested. Magwitch’s capture during the visit to Pip in London would make him his metaphorical “murderer,” Pip feels. So he and Herbert discuss a plan to take Magwitch out of the country.