“Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations.”
– Charles Dickens
Great Expectations, Chapter 18. London lawyer Mr Jaggers announces some startling news to Pip and Joe in their parlor at the forge, which is lit by just one candle. They both gasp at the influential lawyer’s news that Pip has “great expectations” for his future. We soon learn that Pip is to receive a large fortune from a secret benefactor.