# Bill Hicks — The Lady of the Barge character guide

> Bill Hicks in The Lady of the Barge by W. W. Jacobs.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Bill

**First appearance:** 0000-the-lady-of-the-barge

## Who they are

A bargee skipper whose fierce religious argument with a passing schooner mate sets the comic tone for a domestic surprise aboard the Arabella.

## Relationships

### [Jimmy Fletcher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/characters/jimmy_fletcher)

_friendship_

Cronies who support each other in local schemes and gossip.

### [Jimmy Fletcher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/characters/jimmy_fletcher)

_friendship_

Cronies who support each other in local schemes and gossip.

### [Jimmy Fletcher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/characters/jimmy_fletcher)

_friendship_

Cronies who support each other in local schemes and gossip.

## In the story

### [Bill's Paper Chase](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/bill-s-paper-chase)

The main instigator who schemes to get Thomas Geary's hidden money, threatening and bargaining with Jimmy.

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