And when they were all sat
down, and the meat was on the board, Iron-face turned to his son
Face-of-god and took his hand, and said in a loud voice, so that many
might hear him:
'Son Face-of-god, son Gold-mane, thou bearest with thee both ill luck
and good. Erewhile, when thou wanderedst out into the Wild-wood,
seeking thou knewest not what from out of the Land of Dreams, thou
didst but bring aback to us grief and shame; but now that thou hast
gone forth with the neighbours seeking thy foemen, thou hast come
aback to us with thine hands full of honour and joy for us, and we
thank thee for thy gifts, and I call thee a lucky man. Herewith,
kinsman, I drink to thee and the lasting of thy luck.'
Therewith he stood up and drank the health of the War-leader and the
Guests: and all men were exceeding joyous thereat, when they called
to mind his wrath at the Gate-thing, and they shouted for gladness as
they drank that health, and the feast became exceeding merry in the
House of the Face; and as to the war to come, it seemed to them as if
it were over and done in all triumph.
CHAPTER XXX. HALL-FACE GOETH TOWARD ROSE-DALE
On the morrow Face-of-god took counsel with Hall-face and Stone-face
as to what were best to be done, and they sat on the dais in the Hall
to talk it over.
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