what I want thee to do is to let him stay here; but I will not take it
crossly if it is not to thy mind."

Glum said--"Now that thou behavest so well, I will grant thee thy boon;
but I tell thee, if he takes to any ill he shall be sent off at once".

She goes then to Thiostolf and tells him, and he answered--

"Now, thou art still good, as I had hoped."

After that he was there, and kept himself down a little white, but then
it was the old story, he seemed to spoil all the good he found; for he
gave way to no one save to Hallgerda alone, but she never took his side
in his brawls with others. Thorarin, Glum's brother, blamed him for
letting him be there, and said ill luck would come of it, and all would
happen as had happened before if he were there. Glum answered him well
and kindly, but still kept on in his own way.




CHAPTER XVI.

GLUM'S SHEEP HUNT.


Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work
to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing. Then
Glum said to Thiostolf--