A league is a distance measurement of three nautical miles. The nautical mile is the standard distance measure at sea. A mile is 5,280 feet but a nautical mile is 6,076 feet (1,852m). The difference is a result of the curvature of the earth.
Philip Pirrip, or Pip, the main character of Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations, is a multi-dimensional character. Pip is: an orphan - his parents died, his sister â¦and her husband (Joe) raise him a dreamer, ambitious - he always has a dream or goal in mind (an expectation...
Cite This Source. Great Expectations Chapter 4 Summary. Double whew, because no one suspects Pip has been up to no good when he returns home. Everyone's getting ready for Christmas dinner with Mr. Wopsle (the clerk at church), Mr. Hubble (the wheelwright), Mrs. Hubble (the wheelwright's wife), and Mr. Pumblechook (Joe's uncle). It's a nerve-wracking dinner.