six o'clock
The Venta of the Moor 's Mill stands , as many know , at the northern end of the Val D'Erraha , looking down upon the broader valley , through which runs the high road from Palma to Valdemosa . The city of Palma , itself , is only a few miles away , for such as know the mountain path . Few customers come this way , and the actual trade of the Venta is small . Some day a German doctor will start a nerve-healing establishment here , with a table d'hote at six o'clock , and every opportunity for practising the minor virtues -- and the Valley of Repose will be the Valley of Repose no longer . `` Ah ! It is a good omelette , '' said the host of the Venta , as Miss Cheyne took up her fork . `` Though I have not always been a cook , nor yet an innkeeper . ''