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One of the things that confused me about this week's reading was why Pip went to ask Miss Havisham to help Hebert. Pip says "Miss Havisham, if you could spare the money to do my friend Herbert a lasting service in life, but which from the nature of the case must be done without his knowledge, I could show you how" (387). I understand that Pip wants someone to keep helping out Herbert, but why should he have to ask Miss Havisham and not someone else that would be more willing to help him? Miss Havisham obviously has shown no interest in Herbert, so why now?