The Count is too intelligent not to notice this anomaly so he explains to the Professor that he was just curious and ran away because he was ashamed of the ridiculous situation. Advancing further in the story, the Professor and the Count go on a horseback ride through a forest and meet an old woman who gives the Count an ambiguous description of him having teeth and claws. The Count during this ride constantly asks the Professor what his thoughts are, how the animals are afraid of the Count and what the old woman said about him. Almost as if the Count was trying to gauge the Professor's awareness of how abnormal the Count really is. The professor does not notice these strange behaviors or when he notices them he hypothesizes an explanation. Like when he and the Count go to visit Miss Julia and have fun dancing together. During the dance the Count hugs and kisses Julia and she complains that he "hugged her like the bear he was". The Professor noted that the Count did not like this complaint but the Professor's explanation for his agitation was simply that the Count must have been reminded of his mother's behavior