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Mother Night Chapter 22 Summary

The Contents of an Old Trunk…

  • Campbell proposes that he and Helga spend the night in a hotel and then look for new lodging the next day.
  • Helga's down, but first she has a present for Campbell: she's brought back a trunk filled with all of his manuscripts.
  • Helga found the trunk in the old theater where they used to work.
  • Helga and Campbell read some of his poetry aloud.
  • Kraft barges in looking for his pipe. He's panicked and starts looking through their belongings for it.
  • Campbell and Helga silently bond over how irritated they are at Kraft for invading their alone time.