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Quote #4
And then, one day, the Boy was ill.
His face grew very flushed, and he talked in his sleep, and his little body was so hot that it burned the Rabbit when he held him close. Strange people came and went in the nursery, and a light burned all night and through it all the little Velveteen Rabbit lay there, hidden from sight under the bedclothes, and he never stirred, for he was afraid that if they found him some one might take him away, and he knew that the Boy needed him. (52-53)
The Rabbit can't really do anything to help the Boy, but he is determined to stay with him. He just has to hope that no one takes him away. Really, what would he do if they did? It's not like he could fight his way back to the Boy. He's totally at the mercy of the humans around him.
Quote #5
It was a long weary time, for the Boy was too ill to play, and the little Rabbit found it rather dull with nothing to do all day long. But he snuggled down patiently, and looked forward to the time when the Boy should be well again. (54)
This is sweet because even though the Rabbit is bored because he's lost his playmate (and his ability to move or go outside), he's still devoted to helping the Boy get better. He relies on the Boy to take him places and make him feel Real. He can't lose the Boy if he doesn't want to lose that feeling.
Quote #6
The Boy was going to the seaside to-morrow. Everything was arranged, and now it only remained to carry out the doctor's orders. They talked about it all, while the little Rabbit lay under the bedclothes, with just his head peeping out, and listened. The room was to be disinfected, and all the books and toys that the Boy had played with in bed must be burnt.
"Hurrah!" thought the little Rabbit. "To-morrow we shall go to the seaside!" For the boy had often talked of the seaside, and he wanted very much to see the big waves coming in, and the tiny crabs, and the sand castles. (56-57)
This little guy thinks he's on his way to the sea and he's about the end up in a heap of ashes. And there's nothing the Rabbit can do about it. He can't jump off the bed and run away. Or scream that he's actually Real. He's gonna have to accept his fate.