Glam stood staring at
the piece which he held in his hands, and wondering greatly who could
have pulled so hard against him. At that moment Grettir sprang in
under the monster's hands, and threw his arms around his waist,
intending to make him fall backwards. Glam, however, bore down upon
him so strongly that Grettir was forced to give way before him. He
then tried to stay himself against the seat-boards, but these gave way
with him, and everything that came in their path was broken.
"Glam wanted to get him outside, and although Grettir set his feet
against everything that he could, yet Glam succeeded in dragging him
out into the porch. There they had a fierce struggle, for the thrall
meant to have him out of doors, while Grettir saw that bad as it was
to deal with Glam inside the house it would be worse outside, and
therefore strove with all his might against being carried out. When
they came into the porch Glam put forth all his strength, and pulled
Grettir close to him. When Grettir saw that he could not stay himself
he suddenly changed his plan, and threw himself as hard as he could
against the monster's breast, setting both his feet against an earth-
fast stone that lay in the doorway.
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