Note 5 — Section 236. A CURIOUS STORY. IV.
Reading edition
[1] in der Gegend der Inseln.
[2] = he persuaded (gewinnen, str. v. tr.) his brother for his plan.
[3] überein´kommen; to join — to Tristan = to undertake the adventurous voyage to Tristan.
[4] = earn.
[5] = to.
[6] The vessel is bound on a cruise in the Atlantic, das Schiff ist dazu bestimmt, im atlantischen Ozean umherzukreuzen.
[7] had — get = doubted (zweifelte daran) that the young men would be kindly (freundlich) received (aufnehmen). Use the active voice with ‘man’.
[8] He went there as a permanent settler, er ließ sich dort dauernd nieder.
[9] = and of its central (zentral) position for seal-fishing.
[10] das Tussockgras.
[11] here Habseligkeiten, Nom. Pl.