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"It may so befall," answered Eric, "but big words do not make big deeds." Presently the light came and thralls went out with spades and cleared away the snow in a circle two rods across, and brought dry sand and sprinkled it on the frozen turf, so that the wrestlers should not slip. And they piled the snow in a wall around the ring. But Groa came up to Ospakar and spoke to him apart.
Now Asmund rode back to Middalhof somewhat troubled at heart, for these tidings must be told to Groa, and he feared her and her witchcraft. In the hall he found her, standing alone. "Where hast thou been, lord?" she asked. "At Coldback," he answered. "To see Unna, Eric's cousin, perchance?" "That is so." "What is Unna to thee, then, lord?"
See, then, how sore is my straight, who must avenge daughter upon daughter." "Knows thy son Björn of this?" asked Eric. "None knew it till this hour, except Groa and I." "Yet I have feared it long, father," said Gudruda, "and therefore I have also borne with Swanhild, though she hates me much and has striven hard to draw my betrothed from me.
There Groa moved along the hall, ministering to the guests; but he saw as she moved that her eyes were always fixed, now on him and now on Unna. He remembered that curse also which Groa had called down upon him when he had told her that he was betrothed to Unna, and his heart grew cold with fear.
Cow? asked Arni, scratching his head. Cow? Yes, so you say, my good woman. So I say? Do you think the milk from Dumba alone goes very far in feeding such a flock of children as we have? You haven't gone and squandered the money we got for Skjalda? asked Groa, looking harder still at her husband. Don't be foolish, woman! The money lies untouched at the factor's.
Asmund grew white and put his hand to his head, as though to think, then cried aloud: "Drink not, Unna! the draught is drugged!" and he struck at the vessel with his hand. He smote it indeed, and so hard that it flew from her hand far down the hall. But Unna had already drunk deep. "The draught is drugged!" Asmund cried, and pointed to Groa, while all men stood silent, not knowing what to do.
"What wilt thou give me, lord, if I bring thee victory?" "I will give thee two hundred in silver." "Ask no questions and it shall be so," said Groa. Now Eric was without, taking note of the ground in the ring, and presently Groa called to her the thrall Koll the Half-witted, whom she had sent to Swinefell. "See," she said, "yonder by the wall stand the wrestling shoes of Eric Brighteyes.
Groa stopped her washing, stared for a few seconds at Arni, and then with a quick movement walked up to him, brandishing a bit of wet linen. Will you tell me what you're going to do with the skin? she asked, almost in a whisper. Arni shrank back. The way to the door was cut off. He raised his arm in self-defence and retreated as far as possible into the corner. I'm going to sell it.
Disclose to us, thou also, who thou art, or whence sprung!" To whom Bess: "I am Bess, brave in battle, ruthless to foes, a terror to nations, and oft drenching my right hand in the blood of foes." Then said Groa: "Who, prithee, commands your lines? Under what captain raise ye the war-standards? What prince controls the battle? Under whose guidance is the war made ready?"
About this time Hoskuld gave his sister Groa in marriage to Velief the Old, and their son was "Holmgang"-Bersi. Of Viga Hrapp He was Scotch on his father's side, and his mother's kin came from Sodor, where he was brought up.
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