. ▁In ▁many ▁respect s , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁standard ▁absent - mind ed ▁professor ▁who ▁falls ▁as leep ▁during ▁his ▁own ▁class ▁and ▁plays ▁with ▁mar bles . ▁However , ▁deep ▁inside ▁him ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁certain ▁element ▁of ▁dign ity ▁and ▁nob ility . ▁At ▁heart ▁he ▁is ▁kindly , ▁and ▁if ▁weak , ▁at ▁least ▁has ▁the ▁hum ility ▁to ▁be ▁aware ▁of ▁his ▁fault s . ▁He ▁begins ▁a ▁rather ▁unusual ▁rom ance ▁with ▁Ir ma ▁Pr unes qu all or . ▁He ▁becomes ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁father ▁figure ▁to ▁Tit us . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁fine - looking ▁man ▁in ▁his ▁way . ▁Big ▁of ▁head , ▁his ▁brow ▁and ▁the ▁bridge ▁of ▁his ▁nose ▁desc ended ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁line ▁of ▁und eni able ▁nob ility . ▁His ▁j aw ▁was ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁his ▁brow ▁and ▁nose ▁together ▁and ▁lay ▁exactly ▁parallel ▁in ▁profile ▁to ▁those ▁features . ▁With ▁his ▁le on ine ▁shock ▁of ▁snow - white ▁hair ▁there ▁was ▁something ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁proph et ▁about ▁him . ▁But ▁his ▁eyes ▁were ▁disappoint ing . ▁They ▁made ▁no ▁effort ▁to ▁bear ▁out ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁features , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁formed ▁the ▁ideal ▁setting ▁for ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁eye ▁that ▁flash es ▁with ▁vision ary ▁fire . ▁Mr . ▁Bell gro ve ' s ▁eyes ▁didn ' t ▁flash ▁at ▁all . ▁ ▁Bright ▁Car vers ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁M ud ▁D well ers ▁or ▁the ▁Out er ▁D well