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Quote #4
That night he was almost too happy to sleep, and so much love stirred in his little sawdust heart that it almost burst. And into his boot-button eyes, that had long ago lost their polish, there came a look of wisdom and beauty, so that even Nana noticed it next morning when she picked him up, and said, "I declare if that old Bunny hasn't got quite a knowing expression!" (24)
The Rabbit is so psyched that the Boy said he's Real that he's practically bursting with love for the kid. These guys are besties forever. Well, until scarlet fever at least…
Quote #5
He took the Velveteen Rabbit with him, and before he wandered off to pick flowers, or play at brigands among the trees, he always made the Rabbit a little nest somewhere among the bracken, where he would be quite cosy, for he was a kind-hearted little boy and he liked Bunny to be comfortable. (26)
This is sweet. The Boy doesn't just toss the Rabbit on the ground and leave him lying face down in the mud while he wanders off. He actually cares about his friend. He makes him a little nest to sit in while he goes off to explore. The Boy loves and cares about his little friend—even if he is stuffed with sawdust.
Quote #6
Weeks passed, and the little Rabbit grew very old and shabby, but the Boy loved him just as much. He loved him so hard that he loved all his whiskers off, and the pink lining to his ears turned grey, and his brown spots faded. He even began to lose his shape, and he scarcely looked like a rabbit any more, except to the Boy. To him he was always beautiful, and that was all that the little Rabbit cared about. He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter. (51)
This really is love, isn't it? The Rabbit is getting all old and misshapen, but the Boy loves him anyhow. It doesn't matter how worn and gross he looks because he'll always be beautiful to the Boy. That's pretty adorable.