At one part in the book (when Helen and Milo try to get on to the ship, Milo goes first and leaves Helen behind to wait for him) it says:
“It was a hard thing to have Milo approach the great ship without me. I loitered well out of sight, between a stone building and a shed that smelled of fish and sour wine. I didn’t like being left behind, waiting. I wanted to meet my fate head-on. I also wanted to examine every hand-span of the ship’s body to see where I’d best be able to lie low once we set sail and my brothers were on board. A small rabbit doesn’t wait until the hounds are on their trail before she digs her burrow.”
I was wandering about what that meant with, a small rabbit doesn’t wait until the hounds are on their trail before she digs her burrow.
I think the rabbit was supposed to represent Helen, and the hounds her brothers. Because she wanted to go to the ship herself, and not wait until it is too late and the hounds are there and she does not have the time to find a hiding place.
What do you think?
