Olaf said, “What is the matter now, Thorgerd? is the Eastman now not so bounteous as he was that autumn when he asked for the alliance?” They could get Olaf to do nothing, for he was an easygoing man, and said the girl should remain until she wished to go, or knew how in some way to shift for herself.  At parting Olaf gave Giermund the merchant ship all fitted out.  Giermund thanked him well therefor, and said it was a noble gift.  Then he got on board his ship, and sailed out of the Salmon-river-Mouth by a north-east breeze, which dropped as they came out to the islands.  He now lies by Oxe-isle half a month without a fair wind rising for a start. [Sidenote:  Thured follows Giermund] At that time Olaf had to leave home to look after his foreshore drifts.  Then Thured, his daughter, called to his house-carles, and bade them come with her.  She had the maid Groa with her, and they were a party of ten together.  She lets run out into the water a ferry-boat that belonged to Olaf, and Thured bade them sail and row down along Hvamfirth, and when they came out to the islands she bade them put out the cock-boat that was in the ferry.  Thured got into the boat with two men, and bade the others take care of the ship she left behind until she returned.  She took the little maid in her arms, and bade the men row across the current until they should reach the ship (of Giermund).  She took a gimlet out of the boat’s locker, and gave it to one of her companions, and bade him go to the cockle-boat belonging to the merchant ship and bore a hole in it so as to disable it if they needed it in a hurry.  Then she had herself put ashore with the little maid still in her arms.  This was at the hour of sunrise.  She went across the gangway into the ship, where all men were asleep.  She went to the hammock where Giermund slept.  His sword Footbiter hung on a peg pole.  Thured now sets the little maid in the hammock, and snatched off Footbiter and took it with her.  Then she left the ship and rejoined her companions.  Now the little maid began to cry, and with that Giermund woke up and recognised the child, and thought he knew who must be at the bottom of this.  He springs up wanting to seize his sword, and misses it, as was to be expected, and then went to the gunwale, and saw that they were rowing away from the ship. [Sidenote:  Thured’s revenge] Giermund called to his men, and bade them leap into the cockle-boat and row after them.  They did so, but when they got a little way they found how the coal-blue sea poured into them, so they went back to the ship.  Then Giermund called Thured and bade her come back and give him his sword Footbiter, “and take your little maid, and with her as much money as you like.”  Thured answered, “Would you rather than not have the sword back?” Giermund answered, “I would give a great deal of money before I should care to let my sword go.”  Thured answered, “Then you shall never have it again, for you have in many ways behaved cowardly towards me, and here we shall