After the , he brakes down into tears because it suddenly strikes him that he has suffered a big loss.After a few moments, he realizes that his cat could not be seen anywhere and the thought of it that the cat might have perished in the makes him cry. He gave a new lease of life when it was a small kitten. Cat and the author are emotionally attached to each other. So it is a big emotional loss for the author.The simple thought of losing everything to that cruel **** breaks him down.