LUPIN COMES HOME The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.

The smoking-room was on the first floor; and the Duke's bedroom opened into it.

It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.

The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.

The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man's room; it would have better suited a boudoir.