Great Expectations (The fourth session) Response

Joe is awarding Pip with a half-holiday. When Dodge hears about this he becomes angry and jealous of Pip. Dodge's argument is that he could put the half-holiday to better use than Pip can. With Joe's decision being unchanged, Dodge throws a fit. Mrs. Joe hears the argument from outside. She decides to get into the argument and becomes fed up with Dodge. Even though all of this occurred, Dodge still continues to blacksmith under Joe.

After Pip's half holiday he spent going around town, he comes home to find his sister beaten and on the floor in her own blood. The only thing left at the crime scene was a shackle. Perhaps the shackle of the convict that Pip helped earlier in his life. Pip feels guilty about the crime because he knows he helped to remove the shackle from the convicts leg. Pip has only two suspects in mind... Dodge Orlick or the strange man he met with at the pup.

Pip and Biddy have know each other for a few years now. Pip has an acute love for Biddy that he has never realized before. He know it is her personality that he loves. However, he still loves Estella's beauty more than Biddy's charm.

Mr. Jaggers has offered Pip the opportunity to go to London with him and become a gentleman. Pip finds the idea splendid. He agrees to Jaggers offer of leaving his home and moving to London for quite a while. However, Pip must end his apprenticeship under Joe.

After that agreement, Pip feels somewhat guilty about leaving but not enough to hold him back. Biddy moves in with them to help Joe with Mrs. Joe. Joe and Biddy are sad to see him go, (Mrs. Joe's emotion about Pip leaving isn't shown probably because of her injury) but they know it will benefit him greatly.