“Myfathertellsmeyouwishtospeakwithme，“andshelaughedalittlesoftlyandheldmewithherbeautifuleyes。
AfterthatIknownotwhathappenedtillIsawIdunabendingtowardsmelikeawillowinthewind，andthen——oh，joyofjoys！——feltherkissuponmylips。Nowmyspeechwasunsealed，andItoldherthetalethatlovershavealwaystold。HowthatIwasreadytodieforhertowhichsheansweredthatshehadratherthatIlived，sinceghostswerenogoodhusbands；howthatIwasnotworthyofhertowhichsheansweredthatIwasyoung，withallmytimebeforeme，andmightlivetobegreaterthanIthought，asshebelievedIshould；andsoforth。
Onlyonemorethingcomesbacktomeofthatblissfulhour。FoolishlyIsaidwhatIhadbeenthinking，namely，thatIblessedRagnar。Atthesewords，ofasuddenIduna’sfacegrewsternandthelovelightinhereyeswaschangedtosuchasgleamsfromswords。
“IdonotblessRagnar，“sheanswered。“IhopeonedaytoseeRagnar——“andshecheckedherself，adding:“Come，letusenter，Olaf。Ihearmyfathercallingmetomixhissleeping-cup。“
Sowewentintothehousehandinhand，andwhentheysawuscomingthus，allgatheredthereburstintoshoutsoflaughteraftertheirrudefashion。Moreover，beakerswerethrustintoourhands，andweweremadetodrinkfromthemandswearsomeoath。Thusendedourbetrothal。