Pleasure Reading: Part 2

Not long after his encounter with the mysterious man in the pub, Pip was taken back to Miss Havisham’s, where he had to present at her birthday. There he met a large, dark man on the stairs, who criticized him. He again played cards with Estella, and then came home.

On the next visit Miss Havisham ordered Pip to bring Joe, when he would come again. Joe was very embarassed and could talk with the lady. Miss Havisham helped  to complete Pip’s apprenticeship papers, so that Pip could become a blacksmith as well. Miss Havisham gave Pip a gift of twenty-five pounds, and Pip and Joe came back home.

Since that Pirrip worked with Joe and another worker in forge. He didn't like that work, as he dreamed to become a gentleman. Pip still tried hard to read and expand his knowledge, and on Sundays, he also tried to teach Joe to read.

One day Pip decided to visit Miss Havisham and asked Joe to give him the day off. Pip visited Miss Havisham and got to know that Estella had been sent abroad. When he arrived home, he learnt that Mrs. Joe had been attacked and was now a brain-damaged invalid. Soon Biddy moved in to help nurse Mrs. Joe.

One evening, at the pub, everyone was listening to Wopsle, who read the story of a murder trial from a newspaper. A stranger began questioning Wopsle about the legal details of the case. Pip recognized him as the large, dark man he met on the stairs at Miss Havisham’s. The stranger introduced himself as the lawyer Jaggers, and he went home with Pip and Joe. There, he explained that Pip would soon inherit a large fortune. His education as a gentleman would begin immediately. He had a week to prepare everything for a trip to London.

Having said goodbye to his village, Pip left for London a week later.