▁and ▁almost ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁sh adows ▁cast ▁by ▁his ▁fine ▁brow , ▁which ▁for ▁all ▁its ▁wr ink les , ▁retained ▁a ▁swe eping ▁bread th ▁of ▁b one . ▁▁ ▁Bar quent ine : ▁Follow s ▁his ▁father ▁into ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Master ▁of ▁R it ual . ▁He ▁is ▁l ame ▁in ▁one ▁leg , ▁hide ous , ▁and ▁un bel iev ably ▁dirty . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁consum mate ▁mis anth ro pe ▁who ▁ab uses ▁and ▁ins ult s ▁everybody ▁he ▁meets , ▁and ▁who ▁car es ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁rig id ▁application ▁of ▁the ▁laws ▁and ▁trad itions ▁of ▁G orm eng h ast . ▁He ▁makes ▁the ▁gr iev ous ▁error ▁of ▁allowing ▁Ste er pi ke ▁to ▁become ▁his ▁assistant . ▁ ▁The ▁l yn ch - pin ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁S ourd ust , ▁by ▁name ▁Bar quent ine , ▁Master ▁of ▁R it ual , ▁is ▁a ▁st unted , ▁cant ank er ous ▁ped ant ▁of ▁sevent y , ▁who ▁stepped ▁into ▁his ▁father ' s ▁sho es ▁( or , ▁to ▁be ▁exact , ▁his ▁sh oe , ▁for ▁this ▁Bar quent ine ▁is ▁a ▁one - leg ged ▁thing ▁who ▁sm ites ▁his ▁way ▁through ▁ill - lit ▁cor rid ors ▁on ▁gr im ▁and ▁echo ing ▁cr utch .) ▁ ▁Bell gro ve : ▁School ▁Professor . ▁One ▁of ▁Tit us ' s ▁teachers , ▁who ▁eventually ▁asc ends ▁to ▁Head master ▁of ▁G orm eng h ast