I have wreaked the revenge.”  Gudrun said she would fulfil all she should agree to, even though such agreement were come to before few men to witness it.  “And,” said she, “this then we shall settle to have done.”  Gudrun bade be called thither Halldor, Thorgils’ foster-brother, and her own sons.  Thorgils bade that Ornolf should also be with them.  Gudrun said there was no need of that, “For I am more doubtful of Ornolf’s faithfulness to you than I think you are yourself.” [Sidenote:  Thorgils deceived by Gudrun] Thorgils told her to do as she liked.  Now the brothers come and meet Gudrun and Thorgils, Halldor being also at the parley with them.  Gudrun now sets forth to them that “Thorgils has said he will be the leader in this raid against Helgi Hardbienson, together with my sons, for revenge of Bolli, and Thorgils has bargained in return for this undertaking to get me for wife.  Now I avow, with you to witness, that I promise this to Thorgils, that of men in this land I shall marry none but him, and I do not purpose to go and marry in any other land.”  Thorgils thought that this was binding enough, and did not see through it.  And now they broke up their talk.  This counsel is now fully settled that Thorgils must betake himself to this journey.  He gets ready to leave Holyfell, and with him the sons of Gudrun, and they rode up into the Dales and first to the homestead at Tongue.

CHAP.  LXI

Of Thorstein the Black and Lambi

[Sidenote:  Thorstein the Black joins with the brothers] The next Lord’s day a leet was held, and Thorgils rode thither with his company, Snorri Godi was not at the leet, but there was a great many people together.  During the day Thorgils fetched up Thorstein the Black for a talk with him, and said, “As you know, you were one in the onset by the sons of Olaf when Bolli was slain, and you have made no atonement for your guilt to his sons.  Now although a long time is gone since those things befell, I think their mind has not given the slip to the men who were in that raid.  Now, these brothers look in this light upon the matter, that it beseem them least, by reason of kinship, to seek revenge on the sons of Olaf; and so the brothers purpose to turn for revenge upon Helgi Hardbienson, for he gave Bolli his death-wound.  So we ask this of you, Thorstein, that you join in this journey with the brothers, and thus purchase for yourself peace and good-will.”  Thorstein replied, “It beseems me not at all to deal in treason with Helgi, my brother-in-law, and I would far rather purchase my peace with as much money as it would be to their honour to take.”  Thorgils said, “I think it is but little to the mind of the brothers to do aught herein for their own gain; so you need not hide it away from yourself, Thorstein, that at your hands there lie two choices:  either to betake yourself to this journey, or to undergo the harshest of treatments from them as soon as they