FAR ABOVE RUBIES. A Novel. BY MRS. J. H. RIDDELL, AUTHOR OF “GEORGE GEITH,” “CITY AND SUBURB,” “TOO MUCH ALONE,” “THE RACE FOR WEALTH,” ETC., ETC. _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL. I. LONDON: TINSLEY BROTHERS, CATHERINE STREET, STRAND. 1867. [_The Right of Translation and Reproduction reserved._] LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS. CONTENTS OF VOL. I. CHAPTER I. PAGE QUITE IN THE COUNTRY 1 CHAPTER II. SQUIRE DUDLEY 18 CHAPTER III. THE FAMILY HISTORY 37 CHAPTER IV. HEATHER 57 CHAPTER V. AT SUPPER 89 CHAPTER VI. BESSIE’S LETTER 119 CHAPTER VII. MORE VISITORS 149 CHAPTER VIII. IN HEATHER’S DRESSING-ROOM 172 CHAPTER IX. A LITTLE BIOGRAPHY 202 CHAPTER X. MR. BLACK GAINS HIS POINT 229 CHAPTER XI. NELLIE 252 CHAPTER XII. LIFE AT THE HOLLOW 284 FAR ABOVE RUBIES. CHAPTER I. QUITE IN THE COUNTRY.