"O King of the East," said Gunnar, "great gifts for thee draw nigh,
But the treasure of the Niblungs in their guarded house shall lie."
"What then will ye do?" quoth Atli; "have ye seen the fish in the net?"
"Eve telleth of deeds," said Gunnar, "and it is but the morning as yet."
Said Atli: "Yea, will ye die? are there no deeds left you to do?"
"We shall smite with the sword," said the Niblung, "and tomorn will we journey anew."
"Craftsmaster Hogni," said Atli, "where then are the shifts of the wise?"
Said Hogni: "To smite with the sword, and go glad from the country of lies."
"So died the fool," said Atli, "as Hogni dieth today."
"Smote the blind and the aimless," said Hogni, "and Baldur passed away."
Said Atli: "Yet may ye live in the wholesome light of the sun,
And your latter days be as plenteous as the deeds your hands have done."