Sintram and his companions . fierce birds of preyfeast on their carcasses. All present shuddered, and were silent for a time, tillSintram nerved himself to say, Dear good old man, whyuse such wild words as I never till now heard thee utter ? SINTRAM AND HIS COMPANIONS. 47 But tell me, Jarl Eric, did your ally appear altogether soawful while he was yet alive V Not as far as I know, answered Jarl Eric, lookinginquiringly at his companions, who were standing said the same thing; but on further questioning, itappeared that neither the chieftain, nor the knights, northe soldiers, could
Sintram and his companions . fierce birds of preyfeast on their carcasses. All present shuddered, and were silent for a time, tillSintram nerved himself to say, Dear good old man, whyuse such wild words as I never till now heard thee utter ? SINTRAM AND HIS COMPANIONS. 47 But tell me, Jarl Eric, did your ally appear altogether soawful while he was yet alive V Not as far as I know, answered Jarl Eric, lookinginquiringly at his companions, who were standing said the same thing; but on further questioning, itappeared that neither the chieftain, nor the knights, northe soldiers, could say exactly what the stranger was like. We must then find it out for ourselves, and bury thecorpse, said Sintram; and he signed to the assembledparty to follow him. All did so except the lord of Mont-faucon, whom the whispered entreaty of Gabrielle kept ather side. He lost nothing thereby. For though NiflungsHeath was searched from one end to the other many times,yet the body of the unknown warrior was no longer to
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