The Fox and the Hounds in "Was"

Remember that weird part (1.2.1) in "Was" where suddenly a bunch of hounds burst into the kitchen and chase a fox? The narrator says, "It was a good race," and then Uncle Buck catches the fox shoves it back into a crate under the bed" (1.2.2). What was that about? Well, the whole chase is supposed to be a "humorous" allegory for the ensuing chase for Tomey's Turl. That makes Uncle Buck and Hubert Beauchamp the hounds, and Tomey's Turl the fox.

And let's not forget: the fox still ends up in the crate and Turl ends up back on the plantation.