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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
·
Andrew Lang
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At
this
time
one
Thorir
"wooden-leg"
and
his
wife
Thorgrima
"charm-
cheek"
were
being
maintained
at
Froda,
and
there
was
little
love
between
them
and
Thorgunna.
The
person
that
she
had
most
ado
with
was
Kjartan,
the
son
of
the
house;
him
she
loved
much,
but
he
was
rather
cold
towards
her,
and
this
often
vexed
her.
Kjartan
was
then
fifteen
years
old,
and
was
both
big
of
body
and
manly
in
appearance.
The
summer
that
year
was
very
wet,
but
in
the
autumn
there
came
dry
days.
By
this
time
the
hay-work
at
Froda
was
so
far
advanced
that
all
the
home
field
was
mown,
and
nearly
the
half
of
it
was
quite
dry.
There
came
then
a
fine
dry
day,
clear
and
bright,
with
not
a
cloud
to
be
seen
in
all
the
sky.
Thorodd,
the
yeoman,
rose
early
in
the
morning
and
arranged
the
work
of
each
one;
some
began
to
cart
off
the
hay,
and
some
to
put
it
into
stalks,
while
the
women
were
set
to
toss
and
dry
it.
Thorgunna
also
had
her
share
assigned
to
her,
and
the
work
went
on
well
during
the
day.
When
it
drew
near
to
three
in
the
afternoon,
a
mass
of
dark
clouds
was
seen
rising
in
the
north
which
came
rapidly
across
the
sky
and
took
its
course
right
above
the
farm.
They
thought
it
certain
that
there
was
rain
in
the
cloud
and
Thorodd
bade
his
people
rake
the
hay
together;
but
Thorgunna
continued
to
scatter
hers,
in
spite
of
the
orders
that
were
given.
The
clouds
came
on
quickly,
and
when
they
were
above
the
homestead
at
Froda
there
came
such
darkness
with
them
that
the
people
could
see
nothing
beyond
the
home
field;
indeed,
they
could
scarcely
distinguish
their
own
hands.
Out
of
the
cloud
came
so
much
rain
that
all
the
hay
which
was
lying
flat
was
quite
soaked.
When
the
cloud
had
passed
over
and
the
sky
cleared
again,
it
was
seen
that
blood
had
fallen
amid
the
rain.
In
the
evening
there
was
a
good
draught,
and
the
blood
soon
dried
off
all
the
hay
except
that
which
Thorgunna
had
been
working
at;
it
did
not
dry,
nor
did
the
rake
that
she
had
been
using.
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