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 in Gunnar's house, thenOh, if I but knew where to strike her!—Thorolf, thou here!

[Who has entered hastily.] As thou seest. Is it true that thou hast met with Gunnar?

Yes.

And art at strife with him?

H'm—with Hiördis, at least.

Then be of good cheer; soon shalt thou be avenged!

Avenged? Who shall avenge me?

Listen: as I stood on board the ship, there came a man running, with a staff in his hand, and called to me: "If thou be of Örnulf's shipfolk, then greet him from Kåre the Peasant, and say that now will I avenge the twain of us." There-*upon he took a boat and rowed away, saying as he passed: "Twenty outlaws are at haven in the fiord; with them I fare southward, and ere eventide shall Hiördis be childless."

He said that! Ha, now I understand; Gunnar has sent his son away; Kåre is at feud with him