In this story, a man is trying to sell an old sofa secretly, hoping to hide something from his wife. He convinces a buyer to take the sofa quickly without examining it closely, but his plans are interrupted when his wife discovers a wedding dress inside the sofa, along with some spiders. Despite his attempts to cover up the situation, the buyer backs out, and the wife decides to dispose of the old sofa. The man tries to salvage the situation by suggesting that the new sofa might prove useful in the future, but his wife is disillusioned and the relationship appears strained.