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The goodman asked who had the care of the fire.
Egil answered,
'He has now the care of the fire whom
you yester-even had thought least likely;
nor will you wish to bake you hotter than
I shall kindle;
you shall have soft bath before soft bed,
such as you meant to give to
me and my comrades.
Here now is that same
Egil whom you bound hand
and foot to the post in that room you
shut so carefully.
I will repay you your hospitality as you deserve.'
At this the goodman thought to steal out in the dark,
but Egil was near, and dealt him his death-blow,
as he did to many others.
Brief moment was it ere the hall so
burned that it fell in.
Most of those who were within perished.
But Egil went back to the wood, where he
found his comrades,
and they all went together to the ship.
Egil said he would have the mead-cask which
he carried as his own special prize;
it proved to be full of silver.
Thorolf and his men were overjoyed
when Egil came down.
They put out from land as soon as day dawned;
Aki and his two sons were with Egil's following.
They sailed in the summer,
now far spent, to Denmark,
where they lay in wait for merchant-ships,
and plundered when they got the chance.