Mrs. Joe and Uncle Pumblechook

From Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Pip's tyrannical sister who raised him "by hand," and the pompous, hypocritical uncle Pumblechook who later claims to be the architect of Pip's fortunes.
Chapter 2

Mrs. Joe's famous reputation for bringing Pip up "by hand" — and her use of the Tickler.

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Chapter 4

The Christmas dinner with Pumblechook moralizing over Pip — "Be grateful, boy, to them which brought you up by hand."

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