▁the ▁third ▁book ▁Tit us ▁Al one ▁Tit us ▁disco vers ▁a ▁world ▁outside ▁of ▁G orm eng h ast ▁where ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁its ▁inhabitants ▁are ▁unknown . ▁Tit us ▁also ▁features ▁in ▁another ▁book ▁called ▁Boy ▁in ▁Dark ness ▁which ▁appears ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁during ▁his ▁youth ▁in ▁G orm eng h ast , ▁but ▁which ▁is ▁un connected ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁story . ▁Tit us ' s ▁character ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁year ning ▁for ▁freedom ▁and ▁the ▁rom ance ▁of ▁being ▁an ▁ordinary ▁person ▁without ▁the ▁restrictions ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁the ▁Ear ld om ▁and ▁the ▁tradition ▁that ▁comes ▁with ▁it . ▁ ▁As ▁for ▁Tit us , ▁he ▁was ▁almost ▁grown ▁now ▁to ▁his ▁full ▁height . ▁But ▁he ▁was ▁of ▁an ▁odd ▁highly - str ung ▁n atures ▁-- ▁sull en ▁and ▁exc itable ▁by ▁turns . ▁Str ong ▁as ▁need ▁be ▁for ▁his ▁years , ▁he ▁was ▁more ▁apt ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁energy ▁sa pped ▁by ▁the ▁excess ▁of ▁his ▁imagination ▁than ▁of ▁his ▁body . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Sep ul ch ra ve : ▁ 7 6 th ▁Earl ▁and ▁Tit us ' s ▁father . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁mel anch oly ▁man ▁who ▁feels ▁sh ack led ▁by ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁Earl , ▁although ▁he ▁never ▁questions ▁them . ▁His ▁only ▁escape ▁is ▁reading . ▁However , ▁when ▁the ▁castle ' s ▁Library ▁is ▁bur nt ▁down , ▁he ▁is ▁driven ▁ins ane ▁and ▁comes ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁death