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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts

CHAPTER XIII
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She offered to buy them, but Thorgunna would not sell.

Thurid then invited her to come and stay with her, because she knew that Thorgunna was well provided, and thought that she would get the things from her in course of time.
Thorgunna answered, "I am well pleased to go to stay with you, but you must know that I have little mind to pay for myself, because I am well able to work, and have no dislike to it, though I will not do any dirty work.

I must be allowed to settle what I shall pay for myself out of such property as I have." Although Thorgunna spoke in this fashion, yet Thurid would have her to go with her, and her things were taken out of the ship; these were in a large chest with a lock and a small box, and both were taken home to Froda.

When Thorgunna arrived there she asked for her bed to be shown her, and was given one in the inner part of the hall.

Then she opened up the chest, and took bed-clothes out of it: they were all very beautiful, and over the bed she spread English coverlets and a silken quilt.


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