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The ferryman spake:
6."Three good dwellings, methinks, thou hast not;
Barefoot thou standest, and wearest a beggar's dress;
Not even hose dost thou have."
Thor spake:
7."Steer thou hither the boat; the landing here shall I show thee;
But whose the craft that thou keepest on the shore?"
The ferryman spake:
8."Hildolf is he who bade me have it,
A hero wise; his home is at Rathsey's sound.
He bade me no robbers to steer, nor stealers of steeds,
But worthy men, and those whom well do I know.
Say now thy name, if over the sound thou wilt fare."
Thor spake:
9."My name indeed shall I tell, though in danger I am,
