 Startled at first, the narrator only grudgingly accepts after he is promised the beautiful Mona for his bride.Newt reiterates the idea of the cat's cradle, implying that the game, with its invisible cat, is an appropriate symbol for nonsense and the meaninglessness of life.Soon after, the bedridden "Papa" Monzano commits suicide by swallowing "ice-nine" and his corpse instantly turns into solid ice.