CHAPTER X.
HALLGERDA'S WEDDING.
Hauskuld told Hallgerda of the bargain he had made, and she said—
"Now that has been put to the proof which I have all along been afraid of, that thou lovest me not so much as thou art always saying, when thou hast not thought it worth while to tell me a word of all this matter. Besides, I do not think the match as good a one as thou hast always promised me."
So she went on, and let them know in every way that she thought she was thrown away.
Then Hauskuld said—
"I do not set so much store by thy pride as to let it stand in the way of my bargains; and my will, not thine, shall carry the day if we fell out on any point."
"The pride of all you kinsfolk is great," she said, "and so it is not wonderful if I have some of it."
With that she went away, and found her foster-father Thiostolf, and told him what was in store for her, and was very heavy-hearted. Then Thiostolf said—