Cassie's overall concern and care for others becomes apparent in this situation. She reaches out to Isabella's sisters in an attempt to procure future security for Isabella once she leaves the Vicarage. It is obvious to readers - more so than Cassie, obviously - that these three women are very different in their make-up and may not be compatible living together regardless of what might appear best for them to Cassie. Likewise, Cassie believes that information about Jane's acceptance and then quick reversal of her decision to marry may harm her name and her fame or reader acceptance in the future when, in fact, Jane probably would not have worried about it nearly so much as Cassie. Cassie's life was devoted to looking after others, and in Jane's case, that went on even after her death. She does not appear to recognize that her failure to see the real situation surrounding Isabella may be similar to that surrounding her own concern for Jane and the Austen reputation.