After selling everything he owns, Pip goes abroad to work for his good friend Herbert Pocket. At first, he works as a clerk in the employ of Clarriker & Co. It's not very long—four months to be precise—before he's given greater responsibility. Bill Barley's no longer around to disturb the peace with his incessant growling, and Herbert has gone off to marry Clara, leaving Pip in sole charge of the Eastern Branch.
For eleven years Pip lives a fairly comfortable life with Herbert and Clara, lodging with them at their house. Meanwhile, at work, Pip is rising higher within the company and achieves the number three position with Clarriker & Co. It's then that Clarriker lets Herbert in on Pip's little secret: that he was he one who bought Herbert his partnership. For all this time, Pip had been Herbert's secret benefactor in just the same way that Abel Magwitch had been Pip's.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
In Great Expectations, what happens to Pip after he moves abroad to work for Herbert?
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