I wish that you could have stayed for another two or three days, and paid a visit to the pagoda and camps.

I am very glad that I have had a sight of you again, though it's a very short one." "I should be glad to stay another day or two, Stanley; but it is really of importance for me to get down to Ramgur, as soon as I can, and send Johnson off with the cattle; for I want to set about buying the herds for the other column, as quickly as possible.

I think I have left myself a fair margin of time, but there is nothing like promptitude in delivery, and I want to get a good name, for future business; and if this affair here is going to last another twelve-month, regular supplies must be sent up for, as beef is forbidden by the Burmese religion, they keep no cattle except for draught purposes, and the army must get their bullocks by sea." Five minutes later Stanley was rowed ashore.

The next morning he accompanied the general, and went down to inspect the newly-arrived cattle.
"They are a capital lot," he said to Stanley, "decidedly the best that we have had, yet.

You see, it is a good deal shorter voyage, from Ramgur, than from either Calcutta or Madras; and the animals probably had a much shorter land journey before they were shipped.
Then, too, as your uncle came down himself they were, no doubt, much better looked after than usual on the voyage.