Great Expectations Page #3

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There must be something!

You're holding it.

So his fortune is to be mine.

Tied to a blacksmith.

Well, there is progress

for us all!

The boy is to be bound,

bound out of hand.

Come, boy.

And now we'll have a dinner

over 25 guineas.

Joseph, your apprentice.

That's been so looked forward

to betwixt. Eh, Pip?

"The said apprentice shall

faithfully serve his master,

"and shall not waste the goods

of his said master,

"nor apprend himself from his said master

service day or night unlawfully

"but in offerings as

a faithful servant

he shall behave himself."

Now your master mean

to set fire, don't him?

Must say a prayer to

the devil to get it going.

You look close for

the devil lives in it.

Little piece of hell in the flames.

- what do you want here, Orlick?

- A job, Mr. Gargery.

A job? Right, Pip?

Go to it.

Right, Pip.

You certainly turned

yourself to it, Pip.

When I come in to the forge,

anyone can see me turning

to it in earnest.

Biddy...

I want to be a gentleman.

Oh, I wouldn't if I was you.

I want to lead a different

sort of life.

- Don't you think you're happy as you are?

- Don't be absurd.

I didn't mean to be.

- I only want you to do well.

- I used to want that too.

Now I have to be a gentleman.

I could try to settle down, to accompany Joe,

to keep company with you even.

Even?

As I am not over-particular

myself?

See how I'm going on?

I'm glad you give me

your confidence.

I shall always tell you

everything, Biddy.

Till you are a gentleman.

Hello.

- Where are you two going?

- Home.

Where else should we be going?

Well then, I'll see you home.

You will have to tell him again.

We don't need seeing home.

Let Biddy speak.

Pip, I'm afraid he likes me.

But hes always loved

you, Biddy.

Oh, he begins to dance at me

whenever he catches my eye.

But it makes no difference

to you, does it?

She's done the handsome thing for you Pip, but when Miss

Havisham done the handsome thing for you

she called me back to say that were all.

- But Joe...!

- All, Pip!

Since the day of my being bound

I have never thanked Miss Havisham

or asked after her,

or shown that I remember her.

Today is her birthday, Joe!

The day which...

Very well, then. But no more

trips after this one.

Sure you're not going to favour

only one of us then?

And what do you

mean to say?

- If youn Pip has a half-holiday do the same for Old Orlick

- What'll you do with a half-holiday if you get one?

Oh, what'll he do with that? I just want

get out of that forge presently.

I'll do as much with

half-holiday as him.

Why? Pip's going up town.

Well then, Old Orlick's

going up town.

Tain't only one can go up town?

I'm going up town to set this house.

I'm paying a visit to Havisham.

And I may wish

to call on Biddy!

You shall not!

Well, some and their

up town then.

Now master, come! No favouring

in this shop. Be a man.

No more talk till

you calm yourself.

Now, master.

You stick to your work

as well as most men.

Half-holiday for all.

Fool! You are a rich man to waste

wages on a great idle hulker like him?

I wish I was his master.

You'd be everyone's master

if you could.

Let her alone.

I'm a match for rogues

like you.

You're a foul shrew,

Mother Gargery.

- What did you say?

- Let her alone!

- What name did he give me?

- Shrew!

And there's more too.

To hear him. And you swore to defend me!

Don't stand by!

Your work's done here.

Come for your wages tomorrow.

See the trouble you've caused?

We lose a journeyman and all cause you have

fancy to go up town and can't make an end on it.

Where's your invitation?

There's being no more.

She's made them done it.

It's as you was.

I attend to Miss Havisham now

I hope you want nothing.

You'll get nothing.

No, indeed, Miss Havisham.

I only wanted you to know

that I am doing very well

in my apprenticeship

and am always

much obliged to you.

And Estella?

- Ma'am?

- Do you wish to inquire about her?

Prettier than ever.

Admired by all who see her.

I'm glad.

Do you like your trade?

So you object to the black

and the soot after all?

I hate it. I want

no more of any of it.

But you are bound, Pip.

Yes.

Goodbye.

Sister? Sister!

Sister!

His?

Oh...no!

Oh, no, I'm sorry!

Oh! I'm sorry!

Whoever is guilty

they will find him, Joe!

I did nothing, Pip.

Absolutely nothing.

I just wanted to...

the surrender seems like.

Him! Him!

This is a man who last

had a quarrel with her

He lost his job for it too.

She quarrelled with everyone around

here too ten thousand times.

Anyways, I've been

about town all evening

in different companies,

even Joe seen me at Blue Boar.

There's nothing against me.

You are in need of information.

I saw an occasion to help.

Truly an orphan now, Pip.

Mr. Wopsle might have

come this way of living

and Mrs Joe was in great

need of you, Biddy.

As we are.

Welcome to our

establishmnet, Biddy.

Come, Pip, go to it!

Joe...

Joseph Gargery? My name is Jaggers

and I'm a lawyer in London.

I have unusual business to transact

with you. Concerning this young man.

You do not object to cancel his indentures

at his request and for his owngood?

You would not want anything for so doing?

Lord forbid that I should.

Is that no?

- Yes, it is.

- Really?

Very well. Recollect

the admission you have made

and do not try to

go from it presently.

I am instructed to communicate to him

that he will come into a handsome property.

Further, that is the desire of

the present possessor of that property

that he be immediatelyremoved from

his present sphere of life and from this place

and be brought up

as a gentleman.

In a word, as a young fellow

of great expectations.

May we ask who is

this liberal benefactor?

No.

Not only is it a profound secret,

but more importantly it is a binding

condition that you do not inquire.

Accepted by you?

- I have no objection.

- I should take not!

I am empowered to mention that

it is the intention of this person

to reveal their identity

at first hand by word

of mouth to yourself.

In the meantime you will please

consider me your guardian.

Thank you.

I'm paid for my services,

or I shouldn't render them.

Now, when will you come to London?

You should have some new clothes to come in.

Shall I leave you 20 guineas?

Well, Joseph Gargery,

you look dumbfoundered.

I am.

Now, it's understood that

you want nothing for yourself

but what if it was in my

instructions to make you

a present as compensation?

- Compensation as for what?

- The loss of his services.

You think money can make

compensation for the loss of him?

The child what come to the forge

and ever the best of friends?

I should go to London directly.

What a gentle figure, Pip.

- This change come so uncommonly quick, Pip.

- Hard to get to mine mind.

- Pip has hardly believed to get in his.

- Daydreams, Biddy.

- Come true, Pip.

Well, this is a gay figure, Pip.

I have come into such good fortune

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