The bit-bearer forth | from his stall she brought,
And the saddle laid | on the steed so black.
[3]. She let the horse go | o’er the level ground,
Till she reached the hall | that loftily rose, [[471]]
(And in she went | from the end of the hall;)
From the weary steed | the saddle she took;
Hear now the speech | that first she spake:
[4]. “What news on earth, | . . . . . . . .
Or what has happened | in Hunland now?”
A serving-maid spake: