supposethatIheardthem；atanyrate，Iknowwhattheysaid，although，strangelyenough，nothingatallcomesbacktomeoftheirtaleofanattackuponashiporofwhatthenIdidordidnotdo。
“ItisnotwisetojeeratOlaf，“saidSteinar，“forwhenheisstungwithwordshedoesmadthings。Don’tyourememberwhathappenedwhenyourfathercalledhim’niddering’lastyearbecauseOlafsaiditwasnotjusttoattacktheshipofthoseBritishmenwhohadbeendriventoourcoastbyweather，meaningusnoharm？“
“Aye，“answeredRagnar。“Heleaptamongthemallaloneassoonasourboattouchedherside，andfelledthesteersman。ThentheBritishmenshoutedoutthattheywouldnotkillsobravealad，andthrewhimintothesea。Itcostusthatship，sincebythetimewehadpickedhimupshehadputaboutandhoistedherlargesail。Oh，Olafisbraveenough，weallknowthat！Still，heoughttohavebeenbornawomanorapriestofFreyawhoonlyoffersflowers。Also，heknowsmytongueandbearsnomalice。“
“Praythatwegethimhomesafe，“saidSteinaruneasily，“forifnottherewillbetroublewithyourmotherandeveryotherwomanintheland，tosaynothingofIdunatheFair。“
“IdunatheFairwouldlivethroughit，“answeredRagnar，withahardlaugh。“Butyouareright；and，whatismore，therewillbetroubleamongthemenalso，especiallywithmyfatherandinmyownheart。