But he, too, laid hand on the dread book in its awful place and sware that he was innocent--and naught happened.
For I looked, as I think many looked, to see the blood start from the wound that he had given the jarl, but it was not so.

There was no sign.

Then crossed my mind the first doubt that I had had that Beorn was guilty.

Yet I knew he lied in some things, and the doubt passed away quickly.
Then Ulfkytel pushed away the table from before him so that it fell over.
"Take these men away," he said.

"I have heard and seen enough.