▁some ▁of ▁Hum bert ' s ▁more ▁brut al ▁actions ▁are ▁omitted ▁or ▁changed ▁from ▁the ▁film . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁he ▁threat ens ▁to ▁send ▁L ol ita ▁to ▁a ▁re format ory , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁he ▁promises ▁to ▁never ▁send ▁her ▁there . ▁He ▁also ▁notes ▁that ▁Hum bert ' s ▁narr ative ▁style ▁in ▁the ▁novel , ▁although ▁elegant , ▁is ▁word y , ▁r amb ling , ▁and ▁round about , ▁whereas ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁it ▁is ▁" sub du ed ▁and ▁measured ". ▁ ▁Hum bert ' s ▁inf atu ation ▁with ▁" nym ph ets " ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁The ▁film ▁entirely ▁om its ▁the ▁critical ▁episode ▁in ▁Hum bert ' s ▁life ▁in ▁which ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 4 ▁he ▁was ▁interrupted ▁making ▁love ▁to ▁young ▁Ann abel ▁Le igh ▁who ▁shortly ▁there after ▁died , ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁om its ▁all ▁indic ations ▁that ▁Hum bert ▁had ▁a ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁pre pub es cent ▁girls ▁prior ▁to ▁meeting ▁Dol ores ▁Haz e . ▁In ▁the ▁novel , ▁Hum bert ▁gives ▁his ▁youth ful ▁am orous ▁relationship ▁with ▁Ann abel ▁Le igh , ▁th wart ed ▁by ▁both ▁adult ▁inter vention ▁and ▁her ▁death , ▁as ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁his ▁ob session ▁with ▁n ym ph ets . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁only ▁mention ▁of ▁" nym ph ets " ▁is ▁an ▁entry ▁in ▁Hum bert ' s ▁di ary ▁specifically ▁revol ving ▁around ▁L ol ita . ▁ ▁Hum