I be put:  thereinto, standing there in the doorway; then I shall be able to keep a more searching eye on my dwelling.”  After that Hrapp died, and all was done as he said, for Vigdis did not dare do otherwise.  And as evil as he had been to deal with in his life, just so he was by a great deal more when he was dead, for he walked again a great deal after he was dead.  People said that he killed most of his servants in his ghostly appearances.  He caused a great deal of trouble to those who lived near, and the house of Hrappstead became deserted.  Vigdis, Hrapp’s wife, betook herself west to Thorstein Swart, her brother.  He took her and her goods in.  And now things went as before, in that men went to find Hoskuld, and told him all the troubles that Hrapp was doing to them, and asked him to do something to put an end to this.  Hoskuld said this should be done, and he went with some men to Hrappstead, and has Hrapp dug up, and taken away to a place near to which cattle were least likely to roam or men to go about.  After that Hrapp’s walkings-again abated somewhat.  Sumarlid, Hrapp’s son, inherited all Hrapp’s wealth, which was both great and goodly.  Sumarlid set up household at Hrappstead the next spring; but after he had kept house there for a little time he was seized of frenzy, and died shortly afterwards. [Sidenote:  Thorstein Swart leaves home] Now it was the turn of his mother, Vigdis, to take there alone all this wealth; but as she would not go to the estate of Hrappstead, Thorstein Swart took all the wealth to himself to take care of.  Thorstein was by then rather old, though still one of the most healthy and hearty of men.

CHAP.  XVIII

Of the Drowning of Thorstein Swart

At that time there rose to honour among men in Thorness, the kinsmen of Thorstein, named Bork the Stout and his brother, Thorgrim.  It was soon found out how these brothers would fain be the greatest men there, and were most highly accounted of.  And when Thorstein found that out, he would not elbow them aside, and so made it known to people that he wished to change his abode, and take his household to Hrappstead, in Salmon-river-Dale.  Thorstein Swart got ready to start after the spring Thing, but his cattle were driven round along the shore.  Thorstein got on board a ferry-boat, and took twelve men with him; and Thorarin, his brother-in-law, and Osk, Thorstein’s daughter, and Hild, her daughter, who was three years old, went with them too.  Thorstein fell in with a high south-westerly gale, and they sailed up towards the roosts, and into that roost which is called Coal-chest-Roost, which is the biggest of the currents in Broadfirth. [Sidenote:  The wreck] They made little way sailing, chiefly because the tide was ebbing, and the wind was not favourable, the weather being squally, with high wind when the squalls broke over, but with little wind between whiles.  Thorstein steered, and had the braces of the sail