I have earned a holiday, for I have been at work pretty well morning, noon, and night for the last two months.

You see, I have not only the duties of aide-de-camp, but of interpreter; and have helped both the quartermaster's department and the commissariat in making their arrangements with the natives.
I daresay I shall be able to help to hurry your business on, quicker than you would be able to get it done, alone." The general at once granted Stanley leave, and he went with his uncle down to the commissariat office, and introduced him to the senior officer.
"We shall be glad to do all in our power to help you, Mr.Pearson," the officer said.

"We have been expecting your arrival for the last week.

Of course, we heard from Calcutta that you had the contract for two thousand head; at least half of these were to be delivered by the tenth of February.

We were getting rather anxious about it.
The force will probably want to start, before that time; and we shall have to victual both the land and water columns.