"'Tis like enough he will give me good advice, as he gives it to every one else," says Gunnar.
So the end of their talk was, that Gunnar undertook her cause, and gave her the money she needed for her housekeeping, and after that she went home.
Now Gunnar rides to see Njal, and he made him welcome, and they began to talk at once.
Then Gunnar said—"I am come to seek a bit of good advice from thee".
Njal replied—"Many of my friends are worthy of this, but still I think I would take more pains for none than for thee".
Gunnar said—"I wish to let thee know that I have undertaken to get Unna's goods back from Hrut".
"A very hard suit to undertake," said Njal, "and one very hazardous how it will go; but still I will get it up for thee in the way I think likeliest to succeed, and the end will be good if thou breakest none of the rules I lay down; if thou dost, thy life is in danger."
"Never fear; I will break none of them," said Gunnar.
Then Njal held his peace for a little while, and after that he spoke as follows:—