The whole aspect of the exterior seemed to invite the passers-by to step in and try the good cheer provided within,--a good _table d'hote_ at six p.m., coffee, tea, liquors, and a grand ball to complete the work of digestion.

A long corridor leads to this earthly Eden, and the two doors at the end of it open, the one into the dining, and the other into the ball-room.

A motley crew collected there for the evening meal, and on Sundays it is next to impossible to procure a seat.

But the dining-room is the Grand Turk's greatest attraction, for as soon as the dessert is over the head waiter makes a sign, and dishes and tablecloths are cleared away in a moment.

The dining-room becomes a _cafe_, and the click of dominoes gives way to the rattle of forks, while beer flows freely.