Identify three incidents that reveal Pip as a truthful storyteller. Then, identify an incident in which Pip seems to withhold information.Why do...

CANDID AND HONEST MOMENTS

 1. In Chapter 44,during Provis's stay with him, Pip learns that Estella has gone to Satis House.  Pip departs and arrives to find Estella in the room where the dressing table stands.  Pip replies to Miss Havisham's inquiry of "what wind...blows you here Pip?" with his intention to address Estella, an address that will not displease her. "I am as unhappy as you can ever have meant me to be." 

Pip reveals to Estella all that he has felt for her, concluding,

"... You are part of my existence, part of myself.  You have been in every line I have ever read, since I first came here, the rough common boy who poor heart you wounded even then, Estella, to the last hour of my life, you cannot choose but remain part of my character, part of the little good in me, part of the evil....Oh, God bless you, God forgive you.!"

2. In Chapter 58 as Pip ventures back to the forge to ask Biddy to marry him, ironically he finds her on her wedding day.  So, instead of proposing, Pip gives them his "humble thanks" for all that they have done for him, and all that he has "so ill repaid."  He tells them that he is going abroad and he thanks them for the money that have sent to keep him from debtors' prison.  In a most poignant passage, Pip reveals his deepest feelings,

"But I must say more.  Dear Joe, I hope you will have children to love, and that some little fellow will sit in this chimney corner of a winter night who may remind you of another little fellow gone out of it forever.  Don't tell him, Joe, that I was thankless; don't tell him, Biddy, that I was ungenerous and unjust; only tell him that I honred you both, because you were both so good and true, and that, as your child, I said it would be natural to him to grow up a much better man than I did."

MOMENT OF WITHHOLDING THE TRUTH

 One incident in which Pip is less than honest and withholds information, but for honorable reasons is in Chapter 37 as Pip's plans to arrange for Herbert to be a clerk at Clarriker' House, a branch bank, so that he can get out of debt and marry Clara.  With the help of Wemmick, who talks to the brother of Miss Skiffins, his fiancee:

The upshot was that we found a worthy young merchant, not long established in business, who wanted intelligent help...and who in due course of time would wnat a parner.  Between him and me secret articles were signed of which Herbert was the subject...

 After Herbert is given the position, he talks with pleasure about his success.  Pip feels that he has done some good through this deception since he has helped his friend.