In this chapter, we learn that Carly is the illegitimate child of the raphest rapist, and that his mother, Isabella, is the mother of Carly's friend, Horatio. Carly tells us that his father, Isabella's father, did not want to see his son grow up because he was afraid of what he would do if he did not, and so Carly was left to fend for himself. He tells us, "I learned to be content" .