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44 The very big gentleman/' one was 

 saying to a couple at a table in an oppo- 

 site corner, 44 that 's Doctor Corbin of 

 Brooklyn ; the other stout gentleman is 

 Doctor Bradley, and the young man, Mr. 

 Seth Fielding all very old customers, 

 sir, very old, sir. Been comin' here for 

 years, sir; always sit in that same corner, 

 and are never less full of fun than you see 

 'em at this minute, sir. Coin' shootin' 

 or been shootin', don't know just which; 

 but one or the other, sir, most certain." 



And what a difference in the ringing 

 atmosphere of our three friends' corner 

 and the tables of the more quiet guests 

 not many of the latter being seen, how- 

 ever, for the patrons of the Studio as 

 a rule are men of good cheer, repre- 

 senting as they do all classes of gentle 

 sportsmen the yachtsman, club athlete, 

 angler, and hunter. Still, as in all 

 public places, the penny-grabbing, all- 

 work-and-no-play unfortunates, with their 

 expression of disgust at all things jovial, 



