- ow ls ▁that ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁abandoned ▁Tower ▁of ▁Fl ints . ▁ ▁... ▁a ▁dark ▁figure ▁st ole ▁forth , ▁closing ▁the ▁door ▁behind ▁him ▁quietly , ▁and ▁with ▁an ▁air ▁of ▁the ▁deep est ▁de jection .... ▁His ▁face ▁was ▁very ▁long ▁and ▁was ▁o live ▁col oured . ▁The ▁eyes ▁were ▁large , ▁and ▁of ▁an ▁el o quence , ▁with dra wn . ▁His ▁nost r ils ▁were ▁mobile ▁and ▁sensitive . ▁His ▁mouth , ▁a ▁narrow ▁line .... ▁ ▁The ▁Count ess ▁Ger tr ude : ▁ 7 6 th ▁Count ess ▁and ▁Tit us ' s ▁mother . ▁An ▁immense , ▁stat ues que ▁woman ▁with ▁co ils ▁of ▁dark ▁red ▁hair , ▁she ▁pays ▁little ▁attention ▁to ▁her ▁family ▁or ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁G orm eng h ast . ▁Instead , ▁she ▁sp ends ▁her ▁time ▁locked ▁away ▁in ▁her ▁bed room , ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁a ▁leg ion ▁of ▁c ats ▁and ▁birds , ▁the ▁only ▁things ▁toward ▁which ▁she ▁shows ▁affection . ▁However , ▁once ▁given ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁use ▁her ▁intelligence ▁she ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁clever est ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁castle , ▁when ▁( al ong ▁with ▁Fl ay ▁and ▁the ▁doctor ) ▁she ▁recogn izes ▁and ▁investig ates ▁the ▁worry ing ▁changes ▁trans p iring ▁in ▁G orm eng h ast . ▁She ▁demonstr ates ▁unexpected ▁leadership ▁qual ities ▁during ▁the ▁flo oding ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁h unt ▁for ▁Ste er pi ke , ▁but