human
Pray, what is your name, my man?
gpt
Glámr, an please you,
human
Not much, was the answer;
gpt
I prefer shepherd life.
human
Will you come with me? asked Thorhall;
gpt
Skapti has handed you over to me, and I want a shepherd this winter uncommonly.
human
If I serve you, it is on the understanding that I come or go as it pleases me. I tell you I am a bit truculent if things do not go just to my thinking.
gpt
I shall not object to this, answered the bonder.
human
So I may count on your services?
gpt
Wait a moment! You have not told me whether there be any drawback.
human
I must acknowledge that there is one, said Thorhall;
gpt
Pshaw! I'm not the man to be scared at shadows, laughed Glámr;