the island, but this he refused to do, and they accomplished nothing.

Grettir returned to Drangey where Illugi rejoiced much at seeing him
again. They stayed there in peace and Grettir told them of his journeys;
so the summer passed. All thought the men of Skagafjord had acted most
honourably in upholding their peace, and from this may be seen what
trusty men lived in those days, after all that Grettir had done against
them. The less wealthy ones among the bondis began to talk amongst
themselves and say that there was little profit in keeping a small share
of the island, and now offered to sell their holdings to the sons
of Thord, but Hjalti said he did not want to buy them. The bondis
stipulated that any one who wanted to buy a share should either kill
Grettir or get him away. Thorbjorn Angle said that he was ready to take
the lead, and would spare no pains to attack Grettir if they would pay
him for it. Hjalti his brother resigned to him his share of the island
because Thorbjorn was the more violent and was unpopular. Several other
bondis did the same, so that Thorbjorn Angle got a large part of the
island at a small price, but he bound himself to get Grettir away.

CHAPTER LXXIII. VISIT OF THORBJORN ANGLE TO DRANGEY

At the end of the summer Thorbjorn Angle went with a boat fully manned
to Drangey. Grettir and his party came forward on the cliff and they
talked together. Thorbjorn begged Grettir to do so much for his asking
as to quit the island. Grettir said there was not much hope of that.
Thorbjorn said: "It may be that I can give you some assistance which
will make it worth your while to do this. Many of the bondis have now
given up the shares which they had in the island to me."

Grettir said: "Now for the very reason that you have just told me,
because you own the greater part of the island, I am determined never
to go hence. We may now divide the cabbage. It is true that I thought it
irksome to have the whole of Skagafjord against me, but now neither
need spare the other, since neither is suffocated with the love of his
fellows. You may as well put off your journeys hither, for the matter is
settled so far as I am concerned."

"All abide their time," he said, "and you abide evil."

"I must risk that," he said. And so they parted. Thorbjorn returned home
again.

CHAPTER LXXIV. THE FIRE GOES OUT IN DRANGEY

Grettir had, it is said, been two years in Drangey, and they had
slaughtered ne