"What's the good of thy talking so much about such a little matter?" says Bergthora; "far more like a man would it be to let him have both meat and hay, when thou lackest neither of them."
"That is clear as day," says Njal, "and I will of a surety supply his need somewhat."
Then he fared up to Thorolfsfell, and his sons with him, and they bound hay on fifteen horses; but on five horses they had meat. Njal came to Lithend, and called Gunnar out. He greeted them kindly.
"Here is hay and meat," said Njal, "which I will give thee; and my wish is, that thou shouldst never look to any one else than to me if thou standest in need of any thing."
"Good are thy gifts," says Gunnar, "but methinks thy friendship is still more worth, and that of thy sons."
After that Njal fared home, and now the spring passes away.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
HOW HALLGERDA MAKES MALCOLM STEAL FROM KIRKBY.
Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.