In these lines, the author provides us with a lot of information about Mallam Silea and the tea shop. We learn that the shop had no windows and that it was built of a cheap type of wood. There was no cement on the floor and the furniture consisted of a tall chair, a very large serving table and three benches. However, we also learn that the shop owner rarely sat and that he did his best to keep everything from getting dusty. From these details, we can conclude that the shop owner was responsible and friendly, but that he was also poor, and that the shop was in need of some repair.
