Great Expectations, Chapter 6: samenvatting

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1. Cleared of suspicion, the narrator feels little guilt toward Mrs. Joe but fears that confessing would destroy Joe’s trust.
2. Joe carries the sleepy boy home while the exhausted Mr. Wopsle repeatedly sits on damp ground.
3. At home, Joe recounts the convict’s confession, and the visitors speculate about entry into the pantry.
4. Mr. Pumblechook proposes a route over the roofs and down the chimney, and everyone dismisses Mr. Wopsle’s unsupported objection.
5. The narrator’s sister takes him upstairs to bed, but his troubled feelings persist after discussion of the theft fades.

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The boy’s silence comes from fear of Joe’s judgment. His wish to protect their bond outweighs his awareness that he should confess.

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