In my opinion, the incident with the bank notes shows us
something about Joe's character. Specifically, it shows us that Joe is a very honest
man.
When Joe gets home with Pip, he thinks that Pip has
been given a shilling. But instead, he finds out that the shilling was wrapped in two
bank notes -- one pound each. A pound was worth 20 shillings. So if Joe was excited
about Pip getting a shilling, imagine how much two pounds was
worth.
But instead of keeping this windfall, Joe runs back
right away to try to give the money back. When he finds out the mystery man is no
longer at the pub, he leaves a message for the guy in case he comes
back.
This shows me that Joe is very honest -- he does not
want to keep money if the man didn't mean for Pip to have it.
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