A little after Kettle fares to Gritwater, and he said to Thorgerda—
"Long have I loved my brother Thrain much, and now I will show it, for I will ask Hauskuld Thrain's son to be my foster-child."
"Thou shalt have thy choice of this," she says; "and thou shalt give this lad all the help in thy power when he is grown up, and avenge him if he is slain with weapons, and bestow money on him for his wife's dower; and besides, thou shalt swear to do all this."
Now Hauskuld fares home with Kettle, and is with him some time.
CHAPTER XCIII.
NJAL TAKES HAUSKULD TO FOSTER.
Once on a time Njal rides up into the Mark, and he had a hearty welcome. He was there that night, and in the evening Njal called out to the lad Hauskuld, and he went up to him at once.
Njal had a ring of gold on his hand, and showed it to the lad. He took hold of the gold, and looked at it, and put it on his finger.
"Wilt thou take the gold as a gift?" said Njal.