When pip met orlick at miss havishama ,pip asked him how long it had been since he left gargerys forge ."one day is so like another here ." He replied, "that i domt know without casting it up"what does casting it up mean in this sentence?
Pip wanted to stay in the Satis House because he wanted to be a part of higher social class. Pip felt like he and his family were too common, and he wanted to be different and wealthy.