but soon an event occurred that drove all consideration of the past from their minds and brought them fully to bear upon the astonishing present . once he had the shirt on too , he bent to retrieve his fur . `` does the screen say 'results ' at the top ? '' 'i just want to be sure that there wo n't be any bodies left floating in the moat when my wife wakes up tomorrow morning . `` when i woke up this morning he was gone . baxter lay curled on the bed beside her . 