# Mr. Ruby — The Survivors of the Chancellor character guide

> Mr. Ruby in The Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ruby, Poor Ruby

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

A passenger who is a wealthy and eccentric Australian.

## Relationships

### [Robert Curtis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/robert_curtis)

_social_

Mr. Ruby, a wealthy passenger, interacts with Curtis primarily as a fellow survivor on the raft.

### [Mr. Falsten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/mr_falsten)

_social_

Mr. Falsten and Mr. Ruby are both passengers who occasionally converse, though Ruby is more self-centered.

### [Mr. Falsten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/mr_falsten)

_social_

Mr. Falsten and Mr. Ruby are both passengers who occasionally converse, though Ruby is more self-centered.

### [Robert Curtis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/robert_curtis)

_social_

Mr. Ruby, a wealthy passenger, interacts with Curtis primarily as a fellow survivor on the raft.

## In the story

### [October 20th and 21st](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/x)

Merchant who secretly brought thirty pounds of picrate of potash aboard, admitting he did not inform the captain because it would not have been accepted.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xi)

The passenger who smuggled thirty pounds of picrate of potash; panics and shouts 'Fire!' after the secret is revealed, then is gagged and locked in his cabin.

## Links

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