“Now you are to understand, secondly, Mr. Pip, that the name of the person who is your liberal benefactor remains a profound secret, until the person chooses to reveal it.”
– Charles Dickens
Great Expectations, Chapter 18. An air of mystery surrounds the new benefactor who is to fund the apprentice blacksmith Pip’s fortune and education. Mr. Jaggers informs him that the donor’s name will remain a secret until they themselves decide to reveal it.