Then they go and find Sigurd, and pray him to visit her; he
answered naught thereto, and so matters abode for that night.
But the next day, when he came home from hunting, Sigurd went to
Gudrun, and spake --
"In such wise do matters show to me, as though great and evil
things will betide from this trouble and upheaving; and that
Brynhild will surely die."
Gudrun answers, "O my lord, by great wonders is she encompassed,
seven days and seven nights has she slept, and none has dared
wake her."
"Nay, she sleeps not," said Sigurd, "her heart is dealing rather
with dreadful intent against me."
Then said Gudrun, weeping, "Woe worth the while for thy death!
Go and see her; and wot if her fury may not be abated; give her
gold, and smother up her grief and anger therewith!"
Then Sigurd went out, and found the door of Brynhild's chamber
open; he deemed she slept, and drew the clothes from off her, and
said --
"Awake, Brynhild! The sun shineth now over all the house, and
thou hast slept enough; cast off grief from thee, and take up
gladness!"
She said, "And how then hast thou dared to come to me? In this
treason none was worse to me than thou.
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