There will I raise it again against Cnut or Streone or any other of his men." "Edric Streone is with King Ethelred," said Olaf; "he is not Cnut's man." "He has been Swein's man; and if it suits him will be Cnut's.

I will not alter my saying of him." "Ethelred believes in him," answered Olaf, "and Eadmund the Atheling believes in him as in himself." "So much the worse for them," said the earl; "you will see if I am not right.

I know Edric Streone over well, and he knows it, and hates me." "Come, therefore, and take Ethelred out of his hands," Olaf said.
"Not I.Let him inlaw me again first.

I will not go and ask pardon for what I have not done." And after that the earl would say no more on the matter, waxing wroth if Olaf would try to persuade him.

So it seemed that our journey was lost; and Olaf began to be anxious to return to the Thames, where our ships should go into winter quarters.