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98."Othin, again at evening come,
If a woman thou wouldst win;
Evil it were if others than we
Should know of such a sin."
99.Away I hastened, hoping for joy,
And careless of counsel wise;
Well I believed that soon I should win
Measureless joy with the maid.
100.So came I next when night it was,
The warriors all were awake;
With burning lights and waving brands
I learned my luckess way.
101.At morning then, when once more I came,
And all were sleeping still,
A dog found in the fair one's place,
Bound there upon her bed.
102.Many fair maids, if a man but tries them,
False to a lover are found;
That did I learn when I longed to gain
With wiles the maiden wise;
