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He took the horn, and drank therefrom:

54. "Alone thou wert    if truly thou wouldst
All men so shyly shun;
But one do I know    full well, methinks,
Who had thee from Hlorrithi's arms,—
(Loki the crafty in lies.)"

Beyla spake:
55."The mountains shake,    and surely I think
From his home comes Hlorrithi now;
He will silence the man    who is slandering here
Together both gods and men."

Loki spake:
56."Be silent, Beyla!    thou art Byggvir's wife,
And deep art thou steeped in sin;
A greater shame    to the gods came ne'er,
Befouled thou art with thy filth."

Then came Thor forth, and spake:

57."Unmanly one, cease,    or the mighty hammer,
Mjollnir, shall close thy mouth;