Mrs. Gargery had no children of her own, but she had a little brother, pip, whom she "brought up by hand."
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
Her husband, Joe Gargery, was an honest, affectionate, sympathetic man, who pitied poor pip and tried to comfort him when his wife was not present.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
The dear old fellow said to pip one evening, as they sat by the fire and he beat time to his kindly thoughts with the poker: "Your sister is given to government."
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes