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To write to Dr. Graysteel upon the subject." Having made this entry, he resumed "And truly, as to this custom of the landlord attending the body of the peasant, I approve it, Caxon. It comes from ancient times, and was founded deep in the notions of mutual aid and dependence between the lord and cultivator of the soil.
"So Gisli took the sword and slew Bjorn with it, and got good fame for this feat. And time rolled on, and he gave not back the sword; and one day Kol met him, and Gisli had Graysteel in his hand, and Kol had an ax. "And Kol asked if the sword had done him good service at his great need, and Gisli was full of its praises. "'Well, now, said Kol, 'I should like it back.
'Good will befall neither of us; for I will not give up the sword, and it shall never come into any man's hand but mine, if I have my will. "Then Kol lifted his ax, and Gisli drew Graysteel, and they smote at each other. Kol's blow fell on Gisli's head, so that it sank into the brain; and Graysteel fell on Kol's head, and his skull was shattered, and Graysteel broke asunder.
"And Kol said: 'Then this thing will happen: thou wilt never wish to give it up. And yet I tell thee, this sword will bite whatever it falls on, nor can its edge be deadened by spells, for it was forged by the dwarfs, and its name is Graysteel. And make up thy mind, he said, 'that I will take it very ill indeed if I get not my sword back when I ask for it.
To write to Dr. Graysteel upon the subject." Having made this entry, he resumed "And truly, as to this custom of the landlord attending the body of the peasant, I approve it, Caxon. It comes from ancient times, and was founded deep in the notions of mutual aid and dependence between the lord and cultivator of the soil.
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