But as you remained the most obstinate of heathens she did not see how it could be done without causing great trouble." "Now I wish one could be a Christian within and remain a pagan without," I answered grimly; "though alas! that may not be.

Martina, do you not understand that it was for no such reasons as these that I kissed the Cross; that in so doing I sought not fortune, but to be its servant ?" "By the Saints! you'll be tonsured next, and ill enough it would suit you," she exclaimed.

"Remember, if things grow too--difficult, you can always be tonsured, Olaf.

Only then you will have to give up the hope of that lady who wears the other half of the necklace somewhere.

I don't mean Irene's sham half, but the real one.