Yeah, I agree that Jim seemed to be playing with Laura's emotions. It would have definitely been logical for him to tell her about Betty as soon as she asked if he was engaged, but then the author wouldn't have been able to fit in the symbolism that he did; with the unicorn. Also, even though ended up telling Laura he was engaged, leaving Laura slightly heartbroken and confused, she still got to hear all the nice things that he thought about her and all of the advice he gave her to help her get over those irrational thoughts about her cripple.
"You think I'm making this up because I'm invited to dinner and have to be nice. Oh, I could do that! I could put on an act for you, Laura, and say lots of things without being very sincere. But this time I am. I'm talking to you sincerely. I happened to notice you had this inferiority complex that keeps you from feeling comfortable with people. Somebody needs to build your confidence up and make you proud instead of shy and turning away and - blushing - Somebody -ought to - Ought to - kiss you, Laura!"
Even though he ended up leaving turmoil in his wake (And it WAS unintentional; try to remember that. He didn't actually know what he was doing), if you'll remember the passage I put in my ending post, everything turned out alright. We can assume that Amanda helped Laura get over Jim, but we can also assume she kept that newfound confidence and maybe even took his advice.
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