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The Art of Fielding Chapter 59 Summary

How It All Goes Down

  • Guert Affenlight—yes, that 60-year-old college president whose name is Guert and who basically lives in a dorm room and is sleeping with a 20-something college student who also lives in a dorm room—decides he doesn't want to live in a dorm room anymore, so he goes to look at a house.
  • A house near campus has a "For Sale" sign, and Guert knows the people selling it. They're faculty at Westish.
  • They show Guert the house, and even tell him that he can keep their dog, Contango, because they're moving out of the country and can't take it with them.
  • "Wow" (59.45) says Affenlight, closing the chapter.