`` where d 'ye get off , dragging me into it ? '' he thought that statement would seem like a good way to hide his excitement . groaning , i leaned my head back and thumped it against the wall . `` but even with check , i still kept seeing you . there is no catch , the pearl man said as he drew out a sheet of silk bond paper from his jacket and spread it on the desk . they had flowers in their hair and were carrying what looked very much like a bowl of rice . 