s ▁guard ian ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁captured ▁and ▁put ▁on ▁trial , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁save ▁him ▁from ▁going ▁to ▁an ▁institution . ▁Although ▁she ▁is ▁twice ▁his ▁age , ▁she ▁and ▁Tit us ▁become ▁lo vers , ▁in ▁a ▁passion ate ▁but ▁brief ▁affair . ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁initial ▁excitement ▁of ▁their ▁l ia ison , ▁Tit us ▁feels ▁increasing ly ▁tra pped ▁and ▁leaves ▁Jun o ▁to ▁strike ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁his ▁own . ▁▁ ▁Jun o ▁was ▁a ▁sil hou ette ▁against ▁the ▁light ed ▁entrance . ▁From ▁the ▁full , ▁rounded , ▁and ▁bell - sh aped ▁h ips ▁which ▁s way ed ▁imper cept ably ▁as ▁she ▁moved , ▁arose ▁the ▁column ▁of ▁her ▁almost ▁military ▁back ; ▁and ▁from ▁her ▁shoulders ▁spr ang ▁her ▁neck , ▁perfectly ▁cyl ind rical , ▁sur mount ed ▁by ▁her ▁classic ▁head . ▁▁ ▁Che eta ▁is ▁a ▁woman ▁of ▁about ▁Tit us ' s ▁own ▁age , ▁who ▁finds ▁Tit us ▁wand ering ▁in ▁a ▁fe ver ▁and ▁n urs es ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁health . ▁In ▁the ▁process ▁she ▁becomes ▁inf atu ated ▁with ▁him , ▁and ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁his ▁fe ver ed ▁rav ings ▁about ▁G orm eng h ast . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁scient ist ▁who ▁runs ▁the ▁factory ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁hint ed ▁at ▁that ▁sin ister ▁experiments ▁are ▁taking ▁place . ▁Although ▁Tit us ▁is ▁attract ed ▁to ▁her , ▁he ▁sp urn s ▁her ▁adv ances