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Steinar of Hlíðar did not return to Iceland with the last boat of the autumn. Finally his wife saw no alternative but to turn to the pastor.
She rode to see him and said, "I have come here because you stand closer to Providence than anyone else, even the sheriff. Do you think my husband is still alive?"