Pip has an idea about using some of his money to set Herbert up in business. He seeks the advice of the Walworth Wemmick, because the London version of Wemmick suggested that Pip instead toss the money into the river from a bridge. On Sunday, Pip visits Wemmick at home where he learns the man actually trained to be a wine-cooper, not a legal clerk. He also meets Wemmick's lady friend, Miss Skiffins, who appears to also be in the "post-office branch of the service and possessed of portable property." The Walworth Wemmick is in favor of Pip's idea to help Herbert and agrees to contact Miss Skiffins' brother, who is an accountant. Wemmick notes that this helps to brush away some of the Newgate cobwebs. Within a short time they arrange things with a merchant named Clarriker who soon brings Herbert into his firm. All of this is done without Herbert's knowledge. Pip, the narrator, ends the chapter with a foreshadowing comment about the turning point of the story, but defers for one chapter to talk about Estella.
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