Ben tries to manipulate Jim into getting into a deal for him. What does Ben Gunn hope for? chapter 15.

•Ben promises Jim that he'll give him riches if he helps him.

•Ben asks Jim if he has come to the island on Flint's ship.

•Jim says no, but some of the men on the ship were Flint's men.

•Jim realizes that Ben may be an enemy of Long John Silver, so he explains the whole story of the Hispaniola's voyage.

•Ben promises to help in exchange for 1,000 British pounds of the treasure and free passage home.