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But although he paid for Florestan 's dinner , all that he could extort from him was , that Sabine was terribly depressed . It was fully eight o'clock before Tantaine had got rid of Florestan , and hailing another cab , he ordered the driver to take him to the Grand Turk , in the Rue des Poissonniers . The magnificent sign of the Grand Turk dances in the breeze , and invites such youths as Toto Chupin and his companions . 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 .