The convict tells Pip that his companion is his younger brother who he is trying to protect. He does this to appeal to Pip's sympathy and kindness, hoping Pip will help them both by bringing them food and a file to break the chains.
that is because when the sergeant asks, the first convict says that he stole the food from Pip, so that Pip wont get into trouble.
Pip's convict was running away but then he heard that the other convict had gotten away as well. He then turned back just to make sure the other convict was captured. This was most likely done because the two convicts had some history between the two of them
Pip first encounters the convict when he is visiting the churchyard at his parents grave. The convict had escaped from the prison ship and needed food. He saw pip and threatened to cut his heart and liver out, so pip followed his orders and stole a pie from the pantry, and a file from joe's shop and gave them to the convict the next morning.
he had given it to the convict
Quote in Chapter 5: "Then something that I had noticed before, clicked in the man's throat again, and he turned his back" (p. 30, Green Edition). The convict is about to cry because he is so touched.
A terrified Pip instantly leaves the churchyard and returns home to Joe and Mrs. Joe. During the night, he sneaks down to the kitchen and steals food and brandy to give to the convict Magwitch/Provis.
Pip was nice to him and it's probably the first time in a long time someone has treated him with respect, so he decides to change his ways. The convict also gives another guy 2 one pound notes to give to Pip later on in the story.
Pip was concerned because Mrs Joe had a tendency to over-exaggerate her strength and abilities, and he feared she would hurt herself in front of the guests. This would have been embarrassing for both Mrs Joe and Pip.
The convict seemed like he was dangerous in the beginning, but he learns that Pip cares about him, so he becomes a little kinder to people. However, he was a little protective when he first met Herbert; he had armed himself with a pocketknife but disarmed himself once Pip had told him that Herbert is his friend.
The convict Magwitch was Pip's true benefactor. He never forgot the kindness that young Pip showed him when he was hiding in the cemetery, and so, when he eventually began to work and gain wealth, he sent it back to Pip to help him. Magwitch eventually appears at Pip's doorstep and reveals himself as the mysterious benefactor of Pip's wealth. This, however, causes Pip to feel guilty, as he has lived off the money of a criminal--in the end, he loses everything he thought made him a gentleman (his wealth,) but becomes a gentleman through the quality of his character.
Pip is giving money by a mysterious convict who later turns out to be Abel Magwith, who Pip later shares a coach with. Nonetheless, the convict fails to remember Pip and tells the other convicts that Pip was supposed to deliver the money to someone else. This causes Pip to get fidgety and get off the coach at the next stop as a means of forgetting that fateful night in the marshes.
Pip is sent to the home of Miss Havisham to entertain her and play with her adopted daughter, Estella. Miss Havisham wants Pip to be a companion for Estella as part of her plan for revenge against men.