It shows the shock of the character.
That would be one point, not to sure about any others though.
The new version is a very good thing I option A). The first thing I did was the first time I have a feeling
Prepositional phrases can function as either adjective phrases or adverb phrases to modify other words in a sentence. Using the elimination process, A or D are your options. Look at my attachment to find the preposition
The pale young gentleman is a strange character, first he wants to fight Pip for no apparent reason until Pip accepts and he loses, and that is all Pip knows of him until years later when they meet again and the pale young gentleman is an adult, his name is Herbert Pocket, and they get along very well, they even become best friends. Herbert helps Pip improve his table manners but he <u>doesn't</u> mock him and he is <u>not</u> an antagonist, just a kid who wants to fight. The information he later gives to pip is <u>not</u> to convince him Miss Havisham is his benefactor.
In the first appearance his inclusion is only to make the reader wonder if the fight will actually happen. <em>The correct answer C.)</em>