Habits of the Under Toad Summary

Garp and Helen decide to stay in Steering so that Duncan and Jenny can attend school there. The family buys the Percy mansion when Midge Percy moves to Pittsburgh to live with one of her sons. Garp becomes the school's wrestling coach, not for the income, but to have something to do every day. Helen is not yet prepared to return to teaching and stays at home to read. Ellen James stays with the Garps and becomes like another member of the family

Garp learns that Jenny had named him the executor of her estate and he balks at having to make the decisions about which women will be allowed to move into Dog's Head for their therapy and tries to push much of the responsibility to Roberta who is now running the center.

Ellen...