Freddyjeva moč, da je znal po latinsko povedati, da je Balbus postavil okop in da je bila Galija razdeljena na tri dele, pa ni imela niti najrahlejše zveze z računi ali s poslovanjem; polkovnik Pickering mu je moral razlagati, kaj se pravi čekovna knjižica ali bančni račun.
Freddy's power of stating in Latin that Balbus built a wall and that Gaul was divided into three parts did not carry with it the slightest knowledge of accounts or business: Colonel Pickering had to explain to him what a cheque book and a bank account meant.