How does the use of card-stacking support the theme in this passage? the pigs were in ecstasies over napoleon's cunning. by seeming to be friendly with pilkington he had forced frederick to raise his price by twelve pounds. but the superior quality of napoleon's mind, said squealer, was shown in the fact that he trusted nobody, not even frederick. frederick had wanted to pay for the timber with something called a cheque, which, it seemed, was a piece of paper with a promise to pay written upon it. but napoleon was too clever for him. he had demanded payment in real five-pound notes, which were to be handed over before the timber was removed. already frederick had paid up; and the sum he had paid was just enough to buy the machinery for the windmill. it is important to acquire the best deal from those you do business with. lack of understanding about foreign concepts can lead to fear of them. corrupt leaders trust no one because they know that they themselves cannot be trusted. leaders will highlight the positives of every situation to make themselves seem competent.