The element of secrecy shows up here with Pip's secretly setting Herbert up in business with Clarriker. Character tags continue with: Pumblechook's "May I?" and his being the "founder of Pip's fortunes," Joe's "she were a fine figure of a woman" and "Pip, old chap," Jaggers' handwashing, and Wemmick's post-office mouth. Guilt is evident when both Pip and Herbert feel melancholy and guilty just by being around Jaggers for dinner. Herbert sums it up when he notes that he must be guilty of something but just cannot remember it. The feeling of impending evil is suggested by the presence of Orlick lurking in the shadows near the forge and following Pip and Biddy. It seems to foreshadow that the man has something ominous in store for someone. Another interesting element is Dickens use of inanimate objects to show the emotions of one of the characters. Pip is frequently attributing his own emotions to the face casts in Jaggers' office: " . . . the twitched faces looked, . . . as if they had come to a crisis . . . and were going to sneeze."
Money as a source of good and evil is also at issue. Money has done little good for Pip or Herbert — both are deeply in debt and the problem threatens to wipe out Herbert's dreams. Yet Pip still has good in him. Realizing he is the main corrupting influence on Herbert, he fixes things by setting Herbert up in business. Also, Jaggers attempts to guide Pip when he cross-examines Pip about his debts. Jaggers tells the young man that he has been irresponsible, does not let Pip lie to him, and tries to make him straighten up because Pip is now in charge of his own affairs. Jaggers is trying to help Pip mature.
