there were drawn-out and yet high-priced couches , stone tiles with graceful flower-like sketches on them , stained glass lamps , a glossy chandelier on an upraised ceiling that had immaculate tiny white tiles , and there , perched on an unperceivable tall chair put out of sight by a protracted stone-mold desk was a dark-haired woman with comely chocolate skin , and she was having on glasses and a showy ring that tinkled against the desk when put into random contact with it .