"Then why did ye not seek him there?" says Thrain.
"That never came into our mind," says the Earl.
After that they sought him over all the ship, and found him not.
"Will you now hold me free?" says Thrain.
"Surely not," says the Earl, "for I know that thou hast hidden away the man, though I find him not; but I would rather that thou shouldest be a dastard to me than I to thee," says the Earl, and then they went on shore.
"Now," says the Earl, "I seem to see that Thrain has hidden away Hrapp in the sail."
Just then up sprung a fair breeze, and Thrain and his men sailed out to sea. He then spoke these words which have long been held in mind since—
Let us make the Vulture fly,
Nothing now gars Thrain flinch.
But when the Earl heard of Thrain's words, then he said—
"Tis not my want of foresight which caused this, but rather their ill-fellowship, which will drag them both to death."