Great Expectations
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens

Great Expectations Chapter Twenty-One Summary

  • Wemmick is a square-looking man with a post-office mouth. His face has a chiseled look, but not in an artistic Michelangelo kind of way. He’s a bit gruff and wears lots of "mourning" rings which makes Pip think that he's lost a lot of friends or family members. He also wears a brooch. Wemmick is decidedly a bachelor.
  • Wemmick and Pip arrive at Barnard’s Inn, Pip’s new London digs, and Pip is crestfallen. He was imagining his new apartment would put the Blue Boar to shame, but this place is crusty, dirty, and looks like a graveyard in places.
  • They go up to Pip’s apartment and see that Mr. Pocket, Junior has left a message for Pip saying he will return shortly.
  • Pip says goodbye to Wemmick and shakes his hand. Wemmick is surprised by the handshaking, but leaves Pip pleasantly.
  • Pip looks around his new place and really can’t get over how dirty the windows are.
  • Mr. Pocket, Junior arrives, bringing strawberries for Pip. Pip is flabbergasted by this random act of kindness.
  • Mr. Pocket, Junior is really cool and gives Pip a warm welcome. He tells him that he can’t afford anything better than this apartment, that his father doesn’t make much money, and he gives Pip a tour of their new digs.
  • Mr. Pocket, Junior promises to give Pip a tour of the city in the morning.
  • Suddenly both men realize that they know each other; they got into a fight at Miss Havisham’s many years ago. Remember?

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