why did pip consider miss Havisham's relatives as toadies and humbugs
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Like so many relatives of wealthy people, Camilla, Cousin Raymond, and Sarah Pocket appear on Miss Havisham's birthday under the guise of wishing her well. Miss Havisham has Pip support her as she walks with her cane around a great table with a decaying wedding cake upon it. The "toadies" and "humbugs" tell Miss Havisham that she "looks well." After Miss Pocket is rebuffed by Miss Havisham's "I do not," Camilla complacently smiles, indicating her enjoyment of Miss Havisham's negative treatment of Sarah. For, this may mean that Camilla might stand in better stead and inherit more when Miss Havisham dies.
That they are flatterers because they hope that Miss Havisham will bequeath money and property to them is the reason these "toadies" even come each year. To Miss Havisham their words ring as insincere. When Camilla says that Matthew is remiss for never coming, her desired reaction...
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Answer:Like so many relatives of wealthy people, Camilla, Cousin Raymond, and Sarah Pocket appear on Miss Havisham's birthday under the guise of wishing her well. Miss Havisham has Pip support her as she walks with her cane around a great table with a decaying wedding cake upon it. The "toadies" and "humbugs" tell Miss Havisham that she "looks well." After Miss Pocket is rebuffed by Miss Havisham's "I do not," Camilla complacently smiles, indicating her enjoyment of Miss Havisham's negative treatment of Sarah. For, this may mean that Camilla might stand in better stead and inherit more when Miss Havisham dies.
That they are flatterers because they hope that Miss Havisham will bequeath money and property to them is the reason these "toadies" even come each year. To Miss Havisham their words ring as insincere. When Camilla says that Matthew is remiss for never coming, her desired reaction...
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