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Hrut was there likewise, and bade him welcome. For a while the talk ran upon the business of the Thing, and then Gunnar turned and asked what answer Hauskuld would give if he offered to lay down money for Hallgerda. 'What do you say, Hrut? inquired Hauskuld. 'It ought not to be, replied Hrut. 'No man has aught but good to say of you; no man has aught but ill to say of her.
Bearing these tidings Gunhild left Drontheim secretly, and in a swift boat with a stout crew set off for the south a considerable time before Hauskuld sailed, although that worthy did his best to carry out his master's commands without delay. King Hakon also pushed forward his preparations, and that so briskly that he too was enabled to start before the berserk.
"Sire, you are considerate," said Hauskuld, "but this foster-brother of mine I count an enemy, for reasons that I need not tell. Besides, he is said to be a warlock, and for my part I firmly believe that he is in league with Nikke, so that it would be a service to the gods to rid the world of him.
Again Hauskuld would know what was in the thoughts of Hrut concerning the maiden, and this time Hrut made answer: 'Of a truth fair is the maid, and great will be the havoc wrought by her among men. But one thing I would know, which of our race has given her those thief's eyes? At that Hauskuld waxed wroth, and bade Hrut begone to his own house. After this some years went by.
"Self-defence against a tyrant." Hauskuld glanced at his comrade, and smiled sarcastically as he asked "And who may this tyrant be?" "Harald Haarfager, tyrant King of Norway," replied the lad stoutly. "I thought so," said Hauskuld, with a grim twist of his features.
'It had been well if two of you had died and Hauskuld had lived, said Njal after he had heard the tidings, 'for I know better than you what will be the end of this. 'And what will be the end? asked Skarphedinn. 'My death, and yours, and your mother's, answered Njal. 'Shall I die also? he asked; but Njal shook his head.
"Truly thou art a chip of the old tree," said Hauskuld, taking Alric's ear between his finger and thumb; "but there are means to take which have been known to bend stouter hearts than thine. Say, wilt thou show me the cave?"
The excited lad did not wait for permission, but snatched the sword from his brother's side, and without further explanation, ran back towards the cliffs, followed closely by the astonished men. He made straight for the hole that led to the cave, and was about to leap into it when Hauskuld stepped out and almost received him in his arms.
Hrut left Iceland and spent some time at the Court of Norway, and then he came back and married, and had much trouble with his wife, Unna. But after they had parted and she had gone back to her father, Hrut was a free man again, and he went to visit his brother Hauskuld, whose daughter Hallgerda had now become a woman.
'Come hither, said Hauskuld, holding out his hand, and, taking her by the chin, he kissed her and bade her go back to her companions. Then, turning to his brother he asked: 'Well, is she not fair to look upon? but Hrut held his peace.
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