Olaf and Osvif were still friends, though there was some deal of ill-will between the younger people.  That summer Olaf had his feast half a month before winter.  And Osvif was also making ready a feast, to be held at “Winter-nights,” and they each asked the other to their homes, with as many men as each deemed most honourable to himself.  It was Osvif’s turn to go first to the feast at Olaf’s, and he came to Herdholt at the time appointed.  In his company were Bolli and Gudrun and the sons of Osvif.  In the morning one of the women on going down the hall was talking how the ladies would be shown to their seats.  And just as Gudrun had come right against the bedroom wherein Kjartan was wont to rest, and where even then he was dressing and slipping on a red kirtle of scarlet, he called out to the woman who had been speaking about the seating of the women, for no one else was quicker in giving the answer, “Hrefna shall sit in the high seat and be most honoured in all things so long as I am alive.” [Sidenote:  Gudrun sees the coif] But before this Gudrun had always had the high seat at Herdholt and everywhere else.  Gudrun heard this, and looked at Kjartan and flushed up, but said nothing.  The next day Gudrun was talking to Hrefna, and said she ought to coif herself with the head-dress, and show people the most costly treasure that had ever come to Iceland.  Kjartan was near, but not quite close, and heard what Gudrun said, and he was quicker to answer than Hrefna.  “She shall not coif herself with the headgear at this feast, for I set more store by Hrefna owning the greatest of treasures than by the guests having it to feast thereon their eyes at this time.”  The feast at Olaf’s was to last a week.  The next day Gudrun spoke on the sly to Hrefna, and asked her to show her the head-dress, and Hrefna said she would.  The next day they went to the out-bower where the precious things were kept, and Hrefna opened a chest and took out the pocket of costly stuff, and took from thence the coif and showed it to Gudrun.  She unfolded the coif and looked at it a while, but said no word of praise or blame.  After that Hrefna put it back, and they went to their places, and after that all was joy and amusement.  And the day the guests should ride away Kjartan busied himself much about matters in hand, getting change of horses for those who had come from afar, and speeding each one on his journey as he needed. [Sidenote:  The loss of Kjartan’s sword] Kjartan had not his sword “King’s-gift” with him while he was taken up with these matters, yet was he seldom wont to let it go out of his hand.  After this he went to his room where the sword had been, and found it now gone.  He then went and told his father of the loss.  Olaf said, “We must go about this most gently.  I will get men to spy into each batch of them as they ride away,” and he did so.  An the White had to ride with Osvif’s company, and to keep an eye upon men turning aside, or baiting.  They rode up past Lea-shaws, and