5-7. ihr (dat.), to her = in her opinion.
5-8. Mensch, here: common mortal, humorously in contrast to Beamter (office-holder).
5-9. vor sich or vor sich hin (a phrase), as to herself.
5-10. als (southern dialect = alles or allzeit) for immer, always.
5-11. es geht fort,cf. Page 3, Note 4.
5-12. ich muß fort. The infinitive of a verb of motion, as gehen or reisen, being implied, an idiom often met with after the modal auxiliaries müssen, können, sollen, wollen, dürfen, and sometimes after lassen.
Page 6. —6-1. unsern gnädigen Herrn; the adj. expresses submission, trans. perhaps: our most honorable judge.
6-2. der himmelblaue Postillon. In the era of stage-coaches, the drivers of hackneys on the royal post-lines of Bavaria wore light blue uniforms.
6-3. allerseits, to each and every one of the party, a stereotyped phrase used without discrimination whether there is only one passenger in the stage or more.
6-4. Stutt´gart, capital of Württemberg, one of the three states of Southern Germany.