[GOPJ]

Joe the blacksmith (Bernard Miles), has stuck with me. lo these many years. He is the quintessence of honest friendship that Pip comprehends before it is too late. That we should all have a Joe the blacksmith in our lives.

Also that when we're older we work at being a "Joe the blacksmith"...

[Dr. Sivana]

Kudos to Biddy for marrying him, too. Pip was of two minds for way too long. He also thought he would be doing her a favor, not unreasonable given the time. All were better off.

Long as Dickens is, he tidies up a lot of plots and subplots to a tidy finish consistently.