Okay. The fall hurt.
After sending an e-query to Catherine along with the first three chapters, I received a request for the MS' first fifty pages. I sent the partial and a few days ago received a rejection from Catherine saying "it isn't for me." Interestingly, in response to the request for a partial I only sent another 20 pages in addition to the first 30 I originally sent. Those last twenty must have really sucked.
Sadly, that same day I got an R from an agent who - based on my query and first three chapters - said the piece was "incredibly poignant...the MC's voice resonating with the reader immediately..." BUT she wasn't taking on any new clients due to the slowdown.
Ouch....
Well, nothing else to do but working on my current WIP.