. Norse stories retold from the Eddas / by Hamilton Wright Mabie ; with illistrations in color and decorations by George Wright . Odin in Geirrods Palace little island, and the sea rushed uponit as if it meant to sweep the littlepiece of earth out of sight forever;but the boys cared for none of thesethings. Agnar spent all his timewith the farmers wife, and learnedto love her as if she were his mother;but Geirrod never left Grimnersside for an hour if he could help was there such a farmer be-fore. He seemed to know every-thing, and he was willing to tell theboy all he knew himself. He
. Norse stories retold from the Eddas / by Hamilton Wright Mabie ; with illistrations in color and decorations by George Wright . Odin in Geirrods Palace little island, and the sea rushed uponit as if it meant to sweep the littlepiece of earth out of sight forever;but the boys cared for none of thesethings. Agnar spent all his timewith the farmers wife, and learnedto love her as if she were his mother;but Geirrod never left Grimnersside for an hour if he could help was there such a farmer be-fore. He seemed to know every-thing, and he was willing to tell theboy all he knew himself. He toldhim stories of the strong and valiantNorsemen who had made perilousvoyages and performed mighty deedsof valour; he described the wondersof the heavens and the secrets of thesea and the mysteries of earth; heeven once or twice spoke of thegods themselves, and of Asgard,where thev dwelt a elorious com-. Norse Stories pany of strong spirits; and when hespoke of these things his eyes flashedand his form grew so large that heseemed to Geirrod no longer theisland farmer, but a god in humanguise. He spoke of courage too,and of honour, truthfulness and hos-pitality, until the boys selfish heartgrew generous for a little while, andhe wanted to do some noble thinghimself. In such talks as these, and withshort wanderings about the storm-beaten shores of the island, thewinter passed quickly away, and be-fore the boys were ready to go thesky had grown soft and the watercalm again. Grimner built a newboat for them, and one morning,(when all was ready, they pushed out,with many farewells, from the homethat had sheltered them so many Vj* rtf .:•• - y I) Odin in Geirrods Palace months, and rowed swiftly home-ward. Grimners last earnest wordto Geirrod was, Be true and Geirrod was too selfish to carryaway the great thoughts which thefarmer had given him; the burningwords, the stories of
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