“Of a surely, yes. They are beautiful!”
“And so cheap; are they not, Hashmi?”
“Of a surely, yes.”
“Where are you taking us, anyhow?” demanded Thad. “I thought we were going to Burke’s.”
“So we are, later,” said Dunk. “I want to see some of this junk, though. Our room does need a bit of decoration, eh, Andy?”
“Yes, it can stand a few more things.”
“But where are we going, anyhow?” Bob demanded. “This looks like a chop-suey joint.”
“Hush!” cautioned Ikey again. “Some of the fellows may be around. There is a Chinese restaurant upstairs.”
“And what’s downstairs?” asked Andy.
“Why, Hashmi had to hire a vacant room to put the packing box in when it came from Japan,” explained Ikey. “It was too big to take up to his joint. Besides, it’s filled with straw, you know, so the vawses couldn’t smash. He’s just got it in this vacant store temporarily. You fellows have the first whack at it.”