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CHAPTER 2
Pip's sister is twenty years older than him. She is very much a disciplinarian of both her husband and brother, which earns her the approval of their neighbors.
Her husband, Joe Gargery, is good-natured and foolish-a strong man with a weak nature. Pip always assumed that his sister beat Joe into marriage, as she couldn't have won him by her looks. Due to his child-like nature, Pip considers Joe his peer. Joe's blacksmith forge is connected to the house.
Living under the tyranny of Mrs. Joe, Pip and Joe become close. When Pip returns from the graveyard, Joe tells him he is in trouble. His wife has
