“Whyhaveyoucomehere,Olaf?“askedSteinarwhenheknewme。“Isittotakemylife?Ifso,neverwereyoumorewelcome。“
“No,Steinar,itistobidyoufarewell,sinceto-morrowatthefeastyoudie,andIamhelplesstosaveyou。Inallthingselsemenwillobeyme,butnotinthis。“
“Andwouldyousavemeifyoucould?“
“Aye,Steinar。Whynot?Surelyyoumustsufferenoughwithsomuchbloodandevilonyourhands。“
“Yes,Isufferenough,Olaf。SomuchthatIshallbegladtodie。Butifyouarenotcometokillme,thenitisthatyoumayscourgemewithyourtongue。“