▁affection ▁to ▁the ▁children ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁young . ▁ ▁... ▁she ▁is ▁so ▁minute , ▁so ▁fright ened , ▁so ▁old , ▁so ▁quer ul ous , ▁she ▁neither ▁could , ▁nor ▁would , ▁head ▁any ▁process ion , ▁even ▁on ▁paper . ▁Her ▁pe ev ish ▁cry ▁goes ▁out : ▁" Oh , ▁my ▁weak ▁heart ! ▁How ▁could ▁they ?" ▁and ▁she ▁hur ries ▁to ▁F uchs ia ▁either ▁to ▁sm ack ▁the ▁abstract ed ▁girl ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ease ▁herself , ▁or ▁to ▁b ury ▁the ▁wr ink led ▁pr une ▁of ▁her ▁face ▁in ▁F uchs ia ' s ▁side . ▁Al one ▁in ▁her ▁small ▁room ▁again , ▁she ▁lies ▁upon ▁her ▁bed ▁and ▁bit es ▁her ▁minute ▁kn uck les . ▁ ▁S ourd ust : ▁The ▁Master ▁of ▁R it ual ▁when ▁the ▁series ▁begins . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁coordinates ▁the ▁various ▁arc ane ▁rit uals ▁that ▁make ▁up ▁daily ▁life ▁in ▁G orm eng h ast . ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁Library ▁Fire , ▁his ▁position ▁is ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Bar quent ine . ▁▁ ▁His ▁be ard ▁was ▁kn otted ▁and ▁the ▁hair s ▁that ▁composed ▁it ▁were ▁black ▁and ▁white . ▁His ▁face ▁was ▁very ▁l ined , ▁as ▁though ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁of ▁brown ▁paper ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁cr unch ed ▁by ▁some ▁sav age ▁hand ▁before ▁being ▁hast ily ▁smooth ed ▁out ▁and ▁spread ▁over ▁the ▁t issues . ▁His ▁eyes ▁were ▁deep ▁set