A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and above it there hung a picture that he had ecently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a lady fitted out recently cut out of .

Textile samples lay spread out on the table Samsa was a travelling salesman and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice Samsa was a travelling salesman.