For some girls, it seems that the more people like her and secretly love her, to her, it's an honor, and also a way to satisfy her vanity.
But for some people.
For example, like Jane Sampson, perhaps, Jane Sampson never thought about letting anyone have such feelings for her.
She can't reciprocate, and others' efforts are a heavy burden for her.
Perhaps it is also because of this understanding that Kane Forest doesn't dare to let anyone discover the feelings in his heart, and James Black also never mentioned these to Jane Sampson when she wasn't home yet.
The fear was that she might get flustered due to this matter, overthink, feel unwell, and it would affect the subsequent arrangements.
Of course, Peter Gingery thinks that James Black's jealousy is definitely not negligible.
