s' cloak] It happened one day during the Thing that folk's
clothes were hung out to dry. Thorgils had a blue hooded cloak, which
was spread out on the booth wall, and men heard the cloak say thus--

"Hanging wet on the wall,
A hooded cloak knows a braid (trick);
I do not say he does not know two,
He has been lately washed."

This was thought a most marvellous thing. The next day Thorgils went
west over the river to pay the money to the sons of Helgi. [Sidenote:
Thorgils' death] He sat down on the lava above the booths, and with
him was his foster-brother Halldor and sundry more of them were there
together. The sons of Helgi came to the meeting. Thorgils now began to
count out the money. Audgisl Thorarinson came near, and when Thorgils
had counted ten Audgisl struck at him, and all thought they heard the
head say eleven as it flew off the neck. Audgisl ran to the booth of
the Waterfirthers and Halldor rushed after him and struck him his
death-blow in the door of the booth. These tidings came to the booth
of Snorri Godi how Thorgils was slain. Snorri said, "You must be
mistaken; it must be that Thorgils Hallason has slain some one." The
man replied, "Why, the head flew off his trunk." "Then perhaps it is
time," said Snorri. This manslaughter was peacefully atoned, as is
told in the Saga of Thorgils Hallason.

CHAP. LXVIII

Gudrun's Marriage with Thorkell Eyjolfson

The same summer that Thorgils Hallason was killed a ship came to
Bjorn's-haven. It belonged to Thorkell Eyjolfson. He was by then such
a rich man that he had two merchant ships on voyages. The other ship
came to Ramfirth to Board-Eyr; they were both laden with timber. When
Snorri heard of the coming of Thorkell he rode at once to where the
ship was. Thorkell gave him a most blithe welcome; he had a great deal
of drink with him in his ship, and right unstintedly it was served,
and many things they found to talk about. Snorri asked tidings of
Norway, and Thorkell told him everything well and truthfully. Snorri
told in return the tidings of all that had happened here while
Thorkell had been away. [Sidenote: Thorkell proposes to Gudrun] "Now
it seems to me," said Snorri, "you had better follow the counsel I set
forth to you before you went abroad, and should give up voyaging about
and settle down in quiet, and get for yourself the same woman to wife
of whom we spoke then." Thorkell replied, "I understand what you are
driving at; every