At Gertrude's suggestion, Augustine stops twining around Sadie's legs and gives a little hop of excitement. "Bet I find one, first!" he declares before bounding off into the gloom, tail windmilling ridiculously.

Sadie watches him go with a fond smile, but as the distance between them grows, her smile fades and her brow furrows. Something isn't right. She opens her mouth to call Augustine back to her, and then a terrible pain seizes her heart, and she starts to crumple to the floor.