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she is very busy . she has <u>no</u> time for her children
Between lines 9-19 we can see that the boatswain has little tolerance for passengers and wants them to be away from their place of work. This is evident when he continues to send passengers back to their cabins and further states that that ship does not carry anyone he loves more than himself.
We can deduce that Alonso, Antonio and Gonzalo are men of great courage, since they do not repress themselves with the boatswain's attitudes, do not fear death by drowning (although they would rather die on dry land) and are very loyal to their king, since they decide continue with him in that moment of eminent death.
Underestimating people is a huge mistake. Often, those who appear to be innocent are everything but.
This is a good observation. The General reveals to Rainsford that Rainsford himself will be the hunted in page 11-15 of the story. So, your observation is correct. There is a delay in introducing the main conflict. The main reason for this is to keep Rainsford in suspense and study his reaction.
