Therewith he looked into her face and reddened, and said: ‘Yet belike thou hast a word of greeting for my son, Face-of-god, unless it be so that ye have not seen him before?’ Then Face-of-god came forward, and took Folk-might by the hand and kissed him; and he stood before the Sun-beam and took her hand, and the world waxed a wonder to him as he kissed her cheeks; and in no wise did she change countenance, save that her eyes softened, and she gazed at him full kindly from the happiness of her soul. Then Face-of-god said: ‘Welcome, Guests, who erewhile guested me so well: now beginneth the day of your well-doing to the men of Burgdale; therefore will we do to you as well as we may.’ Then Folk-might and the Sun-beam sat them down with the chieftains, one on either side of the Alderman, b

