Men were swarming into her, and were making ready to sail.

But if she meant to stay our going, she was too far up the harbour, and we were already casting off the shore ropes.
"Hold on," said Thord; "here come the other scald and two men." The crowd that was yet round the fallen men had parted to let Thiodolf pass, and he came quickly.

One of the men bore a chest, and the other a bale of somewhat.

They gave these over the gunwale to my people, and Thiodolf spoke to me from the wharf.
"These are gifts from Harald to Einar's foster son," he said.

"He bids me say that you have done your errand well, and that this is to prove it.