Chapter VIII

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《At Isla de Muerta》
Hearing Jack and Ruby's parley call, Barbossa approached where they were all.

Barbossa: (To Jack) How the blazes did you get off that island? (Aiming a gun at Ruby) Did this girl help you?
Jack: This girl has nothing to do with my escape.
Barbossa: (Stop aiming at Ruby)
Jack: But when you marooned me on that godforsaken spit of land, you forgot one very important thing, mate... I'm Captain Jack Sparrow.
Barbossa: Ah, but I won't have that mistake with you again. (To his crew) I know you haven't forgotten Captain Jack Sparrow. Kill him! And the girl will go with us!
Ruby: I won't do anything you tell me if you hurt Jack Sparrow!
Barbossa: Well then... kill the girl too!

Barbossa turned his back on Jack and Ruby as everyone else pointed at them, but soon Jack dared to speak.

Jack: The girl did not work, right?!
Barbossa: Stop the fire! (Approaches Jack and Ruby) Do you know who carries his blood?
Jack: I know the boy well.
Ruby: (To Jack) Are you talking about...?
Jack: (To Ruby) You better not say anything, honey.

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《In the captain's cabin in the Black Pearl》
Barbossa: (To Jack) So you expect to leave me standing on some beach with nothing but a name and your word it's the one I need and watch you sail away in my ship?
Jack: No. I expect to leave you standing on some beach with absolutely no name at all, watching me sail away on my ship, and then I'll shout the name back to you. Savvy?
Barbossa: But that still leaves us with the problem of me standing on some beach with naught but a name and your word it's the one I need.
Jack: (While choosing a couple of apples from a bowl on the table) Of the three of us, I'm the only one who hasn't committed mutiny. Therefore, my word is the one we'll be trusting.
Barbossa: Did the girl too?
Ruby: (Nods)
Jack: The girl too.
Barbossa: (To Ruby) Who are you and how did you meet this pirate?
R

uby: I'm not going to say anything about myself until I find the time is right.

Barbossa: You're not even going to say what your name is?
Ruby: I already said I'm not going to say anything about myself.
Jack: Although... (He sits with two apples in his hands) ...I suppose I should be thanking you because, in fact, if you hadn't betrayed me and left me to die, I would have an equal share in that curse, same as you.

Jack, while talking, cleaned the apples with his clothes and then threw one at Ruby, both of them started eating it while he continued the conversation with Barbossa.


Jack: (While eating the apple) Funny old world, isn't it?

Barbossa: Hmn.
Bo'sun: (Enters the cabin) Captain, we are approaching the Interceptor.

The four of them went back up on deck to see how close they were to the Interceptor. Barbossa began to see the enemy ship with his spyglass but soon Jack blocked his view.

Jack: I'm having a thought here, Barbossa. What say we run up a flag of truce, I scurry over to the Interceptor, and I negotiate the return of your medallion, eh? What say you to that?
Barbossa: Now you see, Jack, that's exactly the attitude that lost you the Pearl. People are easy to search when they're dead. Lock him in the brig.

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