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But Kolgrim looked at the drumhead and took it, and then coiled the long line on his arm. "Trust a sailor for never losing a chance of getting a new bit of rigging," said Harek, laughing; for he seemed none the worse for the things of last night, which indeed began to seem ghostly and dreamlike to us all. "But what good is the bit of skin?" "Here be strange charms wrought into it," Kolgrim said.
And it was not until the news of his death came thus to me that the home longing for the old lands altogether left me; but since that day my thoughts have been, and will be, for England only. I have no thought or wish that I were sharer in Rolf's victories, nor have my comrades, Harek and Kolgrim and Thord; for we have with Alfred more than the viking could have given us.
Then Heregar and I would go to Chippenham, to spend the time of the Yule feast with King Alfred; and we rode there with Harek and Kolgrim, and were made most welcome. Many friends whom I had made at Exeter were there, and among them, quiet and yet hopeful of release, were the hostages.
Whereon they dismounted, and Kolgrim took his axe from his saddle bow, asking where the river was, while he wondered that such a simple matter as breaking a hole in the ice and dropping a line among the hungry fish, who would swarm to the air, had not been thought of.
Then came Neot on foot, with Guerir his fellow hermit, from Cornwall, to be present; and Harek and I rejoiced as much as the king that he had come. "I think I must answer for you two at the font," he said. "For Kolgrim also, I pray you, Father Neot," said I; "for he will be baptized with us." "Ay, for honest Kolgrim also," he answered; "but what of old Thord, my reprover?"
One whom I had slain had a heavy gold torque round his neck, and twisted gold armlets, being the chief, as I think. Kolgrim took these off and gave them to me, and then he went to the drum and dashed it on a stone and broke it, saying nothing. "Let us be going," I said. "These folk will come back and see to their dead."
"It was in my mind that when a sail was bent to the yard it was bent with the luff to the fore end thereof." At which words Kolgrim started, in a way, and looked first at the riggers and then back at the Saxon, who moved no muscle of his face, though one might see that his eyes twinkled.
Here men were going hither and thither with torches, and groups were outside some of the houses. To the nearest of these I went, as if I had all right to be in the place. They were bringing goods out of the house, and loading a cart with them. "Here is a flitting," said Kolgrim, "and another or two are on hand yonder." I stayed a man who came past me from out of a house.
Then we shall be in Poole long before any look for us, for we are in luck's way." Kolgrim laughed. "Strange dangers must I run with you, master; but that is what one might look for with Ranald of the Sword." Then I got off the horse, which was very strong and seemed quiet, and went to the maiden again. "It will be best for you to come with us, lady," I said "we will see you safely to Wareham."
And so still were we that Kolgrim got off his horse and came to the door and called me, though not loudly. I stepped back to him. "Come again in a few minutes and say one word 'Saxons'" I whispered, "then we shall go." He nodded and drew back. I think the maiden had not heard me move, for she was bent over the bed and what lay thereon.
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