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118 After this hearty meal, those who can, retire for a siesta, and those who can't return to work. At four p.m. tea and cakes are brought round to the several rooms, and then another bath is taken, followed by the evening drive.

As we made our way out of the hotel, and passed along the streets, we saw smokers in all directions, puffing most vigorously. When it is dark, dinner is served, and the same hurried scene of eating takes place, followed by calls for " Api," which resound on all sides before your first course is removed, the smoke mingling the while with the rich savour of European and Oriental dishes.