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At the door of his house stood Stanvor Slimlegs in a white gown, with the fire of welcome shining in her face. Berse chuckled to himself to see her there, and said to his friend Thord: "That's a good little girl, mighty fond of me."
"So she is, then," says Thord. "Anybody might see that."