I agree with this: neither Nicola or Miranda probably think of M's position towards Jan as anything other than admiration of Jan's character and looks, and wouldn't read anything into being attracted by looks any more than Nicola does regarding herself and her feelings towards Esther. I read EoT when I was about the same age as Nicola and having similar feelings to certain older girls, which I never at the time or indeed for another decade considered at all related to the feelings I soon had for other girls in my year (and kept damn quiet about!) From being on the receiving end later, I think at least half of my admirers weren't at all queer. No idea why I got latched onto, being a quiet aloof type and definitely labelled Uncooperative - I had a lot of sympathy with Jan then and now!
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Date: 2014-08-29 02:16 pm (UTC)I read EoT when I was about the same age as Nicola and having similar feelings to certain older girls, which I never at the time or indeed for another decade considered at all related to the feelings I soon had for other girls in my year (and kept damn quiet about!) From being on the receiving end later, I think at least half of my admirers weren't at all queer. No idea why I got latched onto, being a quiet aloof type and definitely labelled Uncooperative - I had a lot of sympathy with Jan then and now!