嘉吉上校是一位可怕的营销主管，以至于他的服务受到渴望为税收目的确定损失的公司所寻求的。从炮台公园到富尔顿街，在整个文明世界中，他被称为快速税收税的可靠人。他的价格很高，因为失败常常不容易。
(Colonel Cargill was so awful a marketing executive that his services were much sought after by firms eager to establish losses for tax purposes. Throughout the civilized world, from Battery Park to Fulton Street, he was known as a dependable man for a fast tax write-off. His prices were high, for failure often did not come easily.)