21/25 "You must settle that with him. It is the place that he must have held that you are taking. No man in all England can be jealous of a viking whose business is with ships. But Odda put this into my mind at first, and then Godred found out that he was right." "Lord king," said I, "had I known who you were at that time, I should have spoken no differently. We Northmen are free in speech as in action." "So says Odda," replied Alfred, smiling. |