"Well," says Oswif, "I am come hither for this, to ask atonement for my
son from thee."

Hauskuld answered--"I did not slay thy son, nor did I plot his death;
still it may be forgiven thee to look for atonement somewhere".

"Nose is next of kin, brother, to eyes," said Hrut, "and it is needful
to stop all evil tongues, and to make him atonement for his son, and so
mend thy daughter's state, for that will only be the case when this suit
is dropped, and the less that is said about it the better it will be."

Hauskuld said--"Wilt thou undertake the award?"

"That I will," says Hrut, "nor will I shield thee at all in my award;
for if the truth must be told thy daughter planned his death."

Then Hrut held his peace some little while, and afterwards he stood up,
and said to Oswif--"Take now my hand in handsel as a token that thou
lettest the suit drop".

So Oswif stood up and said--"This is not an atonement on equal terms
when thy brother utters the award, but still thou (speaking to Hrut)
hast behaved so well about it that I trust thee thoroughly to make it"
Then he stood up and took Hauskuld's hand, and came to an atonement in
the matter, on the understanding that Hrut was to make up his mind and
utter the award before Oswif went away. After that, Hrut made his award,
and said--"For the slaying of Thorwald I award two hundred in
silver"--that was then thought a good price for a man--"and thou shalt
pay it down at once, brother, and pay it too with an open hand".