10-10. habe—mood? why?cf. Page 5, Note 3.

10-11. doch (adverb, idiom.), besides; after all; you know.

10-12. das Tauernhaus, "The Summit House" in the Tauern Mountains, a chalet where bread, milk, and a guide may be found, also a hay-bed for the night.

Page 11.11-1. sie refers to Rast.

11-2. das Spitzen (verb-noun = English - ing ). Infinitives used substantively take the article das.

11-3. gnädiger Herr! (comp. Page 6, Note 1 ), here perhaps: My lord! or Your Honor!

11-4. doch (adverb, idiom.), here perhaps: I hope or I suppose.

11-5. is (dialect.) for ist es.

11-6. vor sich hin,cf. Page 5, Note 9.

11-7. es wird sein, idiomatic use of the future tense to express probability or supposition, with the adverb, idioms doch or wohl added to bring out the sense more clearly— I hope that it is ... or is it probably ...?