Book Four - Chapter Five: Meeting with Feersen
As agreed, Bimbly snuck away from the ship and its crew in order to report to his master, Feersen.
"All's goin' accordin' to plan," Bimbly reassured his master.
"You've been taking you time," Feersen noted, "I was beginning to doubt you."
"Sparrow did not return as soon as I'd thought he would. But as luck would have it, I found him and he's agreed to everythin', just as I said he would," Bimbly said.
"He suspects nothing?"
"'Course not. We go back a long ways, Jack and me. Told you I's good for the job."
"If not for being slow."
"And for that you have my sincerest apologies, sir. But, I think I can make up for it, if you'll hear me out."
Feersen gave a nod.
"I can guarantee that the transaction goes smoothly," Bimbly said very articulately.
"And how do you propose to ensure such a guarantee?"
"A bit of collateral," Bimbly said.
"I'm listening."
"There's a girl, his first mate's daughter, and you'll never guess whose house she's from," Bimbly said attempting to add suspense. "Her mother's the wife of old Colonel Crestcastle."
"A bastard child? What use is that to me?" Feersen grumbled.
"Sparrow's gone sweet on her. I's seen it with meown eyes."
"And?"
"I's told him that in order to appease you, we'd have to send her. Told him that you could ransom her back to ol' Crestcastle while we make our getaway to the gold. So you put her in the ship, follow him, and when we come out with the gold, you come out with an indisputable accord."
"The gold for the girl?"
"Exactly."
Feersen chuckled and said, "And then just kill them all once it's had."
"However you wish it, sir," Bimbly complied.
"And the girl carries that much sway?" Feersen asked.
"Between the captain and the first mate, there ain't no way for this to fail."
Feersen agreed to Bimbly's plan. The remaining arrangements had to be made - mainly the pick up. Bimbly, of course, sorted out all of the details. All that was left now was to update the captain. The last thing Bimbly needed was for Jack to change his mind.
Despite his hesitations, Captain Jack Sparrow did not abandon the agreement. Surprisingly, his main push was still coming from Barbossa. Bimbly explained that Feersen's men would come to pick up the girl and from there the Pearl should cast off immediately. There was great urgency in his voice as he emphasised that point.