Chapter XXI and Chapter XXII Summary

K. tells Jeremias that he plans to get Frieda back and predicts that it will only take a few words to convince her whatever lies Jeremias told her are wrong. As they argue, Barnabas arrives, evidently with some good news. K. is disappointed to find out it is not a letter Klamm—though not for a lack of effort on Barnabas' part—but instead a message from one of Klamm's secretaries, Erlanger. Without saying what for, he wants to meet K. in the Gentlemen's Inn. Upon hearing this news, Jeremias races off to the inn and K. runs after him. There is a large crowd of people waiting outside the inn, all of whom apparently have an appointment with Erlanger. K. has the good fortune to be one of the first called in...