bert ▁explains ▁that ▁the ▁sm ell ▁and ▁taste ▁of ▁youth ▁filled ▁his ▁des ires ▁throughout ▁ad ul th ood : ▁" that ▁little ▁girl ▁with ▁her ▁se as ide ▁lim bs ▁and ▁ar dent ▁tongue ▁ha unted ▁[ him ] ▁ever ▁since ". ▁He ▁thus ▁claims ▁that ▁" L ol ita ▁began ▁with ▁Ann abel " ▁and ▁that ▁Ann abel ' s ▁spell ▁was ▁broken ▁by ▁" inc arn ating ▁her ▁in ▁another ". ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁that ▁anything ▁connected ▁with ▁young ▁girls ▁motiv ated ▁Hum bert ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁job ▁as ▁professor ▁of ▁French ▁Liter ature ▁at ▁Be ards ley ▁College ▁and ▁move ▁to ▁R ams dale ▁at ▁all ▁is ▁entirely ▁omitted ▁from ▁the ▁film . ▁In ▁the ▁novel ▁he ▁first ▁finds ▁accommod ations ▁with ▁the ▁McC oo ▁family ▁because ▁the ▁Mc Co os ▁have ▁a ▁twelve - year - old ▁daughter , ▁a ▁potential ▁" enig m atic ▁n ym ph et ▁whom ▁[ he ] ▁would ▁coach ▁in ▁French ▁and ▁fond le ▁in ▁Hum bert ish ." ▁However , ▁the ▁McC oo ▁house ▁happens ▁to ▁burn ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁few ▁days ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁arrival , ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁when ▁Mrs . ▁Haz e ▁offers ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁Hum bert . ▁ ▁Hum bert ' s ▁att itudes ▁to ▁Charlotte ▁Susan ▁B ordo ▁has ▁noticed ▁that ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁call ous ▁and ▁cruel ▁side ▁of ▁Hum bert ' s ▁person ality ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁N ab ok ov ▁and ▁Kub rick ▁have ▁shown ▁additional ▁ways ▁in