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Sigurd.
[To Gunnar.] Didst thou send thy son to the south?
Hiördis.
Ay, that he might be in safety should Örnulf fall upon us.
Örnulf.
Scoff not at that, Hiördis; what Gunnar has done may prove wise in the end, if so be thou hinder the pact.
Hiördis.
Life must take its chance; come what will, I had liever die than save my life by a shameful pact.
Dagny.
Sigurd makes atonement, and will not be deemed the lesser man for that.
Hiördis.
Sigurd best knows what his own honour can bear.
Sigurd.
On that score shall I never need reminding.
Hiördis.
Sigurd has done famous deeds, but bolder than all was Gunnar's deed, when he slew the white bear that guarded my bower.
Gunnar.
[With an embarrassed glance at Sigurd.] Nay, nay, no more of that!
