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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
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Andrew Lang
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"'What
work
are
you
best
fitted
for?'
he
asked.
Glam
said
that
he
was
good
at
keeping
sheep
in
winter.
"'Will
you
look
after
my
sheep?'
said
Thorhall.
'Skafti
has
put
you
into
my
hands.'
"'On
this
condition
only
will
I
take
service
with
you,'
said
Glam,
'that
I
have
my
own
free
will,
for
I
am
ill-tempered
if
anything
does
not
please
me.'
"'That
will
not
harm
me,'
said
Thorhall,
'and
I
should
like
you
to
come
to
me.'
"'I
will
do
so,'
said
Glam;
'but
is
there
any
trouble
at
your
place?'
"'It
is
believed
to
be
haunted,'
said
Thorhall.
"'I
am
not
afraid
of
such
bug-bears,'
said
Glam,
'and
think
that
it
will
be
all
the
livelier
for
that.'
"'You
will
need
all
your
boldness,'
said
Thorhall,
'It
is
best
not
to
be
too
frightened
for
one's
self
there.'
"After
this
they
made
a
bargain
between
them,
and
Glam
was
to
come
when
the
winter
nights
began.
Then
they
parted,
and
Thorhall
found
his
horses
where
he
had
just
newly
looked
for
them,
and
rode
home,
after
thanking
Skafti
for
his
kindness.
"The
summer
passed,
and
Thorhall
heard
nothing
of
the
shepherd,
nor
did
any
one
know
the
least
about
him,
but
at
the
time
appointed
he
came
to
Thorhall-stead.
The
yeoman
received
him
well,
but
the
others
did
not
like
him,
and
the
good-wife
least
of
all.
He
began
his
work
among
the
sheep
which
gave
him
little
trouble,
for
he
had
a
loud,
hoarse
voice,
and
the
flock
all
ran
together
whenever
he
shouted.
There
was
a
church
at
Thorhall-stead,
but
Glam
would
never
go
to
it
nor
join
in
the
service.
He
was
unbelieving,
surly,
and
difficult
to
deal
with,
and
ever
one
felt
a
dislike
towards
him.
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