# Mr. Lupton — The Duke’s Children character guide

> Mr. Lupton in The Duke’s Children by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lupton

**First appearance:** 0025-xxvi-dinner-at-the-beargarden

## Who they are

A gentleman at the Beargarden club.

## In the story

### [The Derby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duke_s_children_se/chapters/xvii-the-derby)

A gentleman well known in fashionable circles who bets with Tifto and participates in the Beargarden dinner.

### [What Happened at Doncaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duke_s_children_se/chapters/xliii-what-happened-at-doncaster)

Warns Silverbridge against making further bets during the evening at Doncaster, cautioning him about the other men's intentions.

### [XLIV: How It Was Done](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duke_s_children_se/chapters/xliv-how-it-was-done)

Comforts Silverbridge and examines the nail with a magnifying glass.

### [XLIX: The Major’s Fate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duke_s_children_se/chapters/xlix-the-major-s-fate)

A club member who leads the charge against Tifto at the Beargarden, proposing his expulsion and arguing the evidence of foul play.

### [LVIII: The Major Is Deposed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duke_s_children_se/chapters/lviii-the-major-is-deposed)

Advises Silverbridge on how to answer the letters; dictates the replies.

### [LXXV: The Major’s Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duke_s_children_se/chapters/lxxv-the-major-s-story)

Dines with Silverbridge at the Beargarden and comments on the club's improved character after Tifto's departure.

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