“I am instructed to communicate to him,” said Mr. Jaggers, throwing his finger at me sideways, “that he will come into a handsome property. Further, that it is the desire of the present possessor of that property, that he be immediately removed from his present sphere of life and from this place, and be brought up as a gentleman, – in a word, as a young fellow of great expectations.”
– Charles Dickens
Great Expectations, Chapter 18. In the modest candlelit parlor of the forge, Mr. Jaggers brings life changing news to Pip, which is one of the main plot points of the novel. Pip is to be the beneficiary of a fortune from a secret donor so that he can move to London and realize his dream of being a gentleman. His new life is about to begin.