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--

"Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find
out anything about the sheep."

"'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this
one thing is quite enough to hinder it. I won't walk in thy thralls'
footsteps. But go thyself, and then I'll go with thee."

About this they had many words. The weather was good, and Hallgerda was
sitting out of doors. Glum went up to her and said--

"Now Thiostolf and I have had a quarrel, and we shall not live much
longer together." And so he told her all that they had been talking
about.

Then Hallgerda spoke up for Thiostolf, and they had many words about
him. At last Glum gave her a blow with his hand, and said--

"I will strive no longer with thee," and with that he went away.

Now she loved him much, and could not calm herself, but wept out loud.
Thiostolf went up to her and said--

"This is sorry sport for thee, and so it must not be often again."

"Nay," she said, "but thou shalt not avenge this, nor meddle at all
whatever passes between Glum and me."

He went off with a spiteful grin.

CHAPTER XVII.

GLUM'S SLAYING.

Now Glum called men to follow him, and Thiostolf got ready and went with
them. So they went up South Reykiardale and then up along by Baugagil
and so south to Crossfell. But some of his band he sent to the
Sulafells, and they all found very many sheep. Some of them, too, went
by way of Scoradale, and it came about at last that those twain, Glum
and Thiostolf, were left alone together. They went south from Crossfell
and found there a flock of wild sheep, and they went from the south
towards the fell, and tried to drive them down; but still the sheep got
away from them up on the fell. Then each b