," answered Hrut; "but yet I do not know whether we should get on
well together."

After that they went to the High Court, where Fiddle Mord was laying
down the law as was his wont, and alter he had done he went home to his
booth.

Then Hauskuld and Hrut rose, and went to Mord's booth. They went in and
found Mord sitting in the innermost part of the booth, and they bade him
"good day". He rose to meet them, and took Hauskuld by the hand and made
him sit down by his side, and Hrut sat next to Hauskuld, So after they
had talked much of this and that, at last Hauskuld said, "I have a
bargain to speak to thee about; Hrut wishes to become thy son-in-law,
and buy thy daughter, and I, for my part, will not be sparing in the
mattes".

Mord answered, "I know that thou art a great chief, but thy brother is
unknown to me".

"He is a better man than I," answered Hauskuld.

"Thou wilt need to lay down a large sum with him, for she is heir to all
I leave behind me," said Mord.

"There is no need," said Hauskuld, "to wait long before thou hearest
what I give my word he shall have. He shall have Kamness and Hrutstede,
up as far as Thrandargil, and a trading-ship beside, now on her voyage."

Then said Hrut to Mord, "Bear in mind, now, husband, that my brother has
praised me much more than I deserve for love's sake; but if after what
thou hast heard, thou wilt make the match, I am willing to let thee lay
down the terms thyself".

Mord answered, "I have thought over the terms; she shall have sixty
hundreds down, and this sum shall be increased by a third more in thine
house, but if ye two have heirs, ye shall go halves in the goods".

Then said Hrut, "I agree to these terms, and now let us take witness".
After that they stood up and shook hands, and Mord betrothed his
daughter Unna to Hrut, and the bridal feast was to be at Mord's house,
half a month after Midsummer.

Now both sides ride home from the Thing, and Hauskuld and Hrut ride
westward by Hallbjorn's beacon. Then Thiostolf, the son of Biorn
Gullbera of Reykiardale, rode to meet them, and told them how a ship had
come out from Norway to the White River, and how aboard of her was
Auzur, Hrut's father's brother, and he wished Hrut to come to him as
soon as ever he could. When Hrut heard this, he asked Hauskuld to go
with him to the ship, so Hauskuld went with his brother, and when they
reached the ship, Hrut gave his kinsman Auzur a kind and hearty welcome.
Auzur asked t