In this chapter, the Governess explains that she was born for her son, Ulysses, and that she must have been "born for him" . The Governess is shocked to learn that Ulysses has absorbed all sorts of small animals and insects, and has eaten all of the plants in the garden. She tells the crimer that she has collected all the plants with black roots. The crimer is horrified to discover that the black roots are the same ones that Ulysses ate