And what do YOU say ? ' he added , turning to the second . ` Oh , I think that there is no name so beautiful as Sigurd , ' cried she . ` Then you wo n't be an old maid either , ' answered he . ` There are seven Sigurds in the next village alone ! And you , Helga ? ' Helga , who was still the prettiest of the three , looked up . She also had her favourite name , but , just as she was going to say it , she seemed to hear a voice whisper : ` Marry no one who is not called Habogi . ' The girl had never heard of such a name , and did not like it , so she determined to pay no attention ; but as she opened her mouth to tell her father that her husband must be called Njal , she found herself answering instead : ` If I do marry it will be to no one except Habogi . ' ` Who IS Habogi ? ' asked her father and sisters ; ` We never heard of such a person . ' ` All I can tell you is that he will be my husband , if ever I have one , ' returned Helga ; and that was all she would say . Before very long the young men who lived in the neighbouring villages or on the sides of the mountains , had heard of this talk of the three girls , and Sigmunds and Sigurds in scores came to visit the little cottage . There were other young men too , who bore different names , though not one of them was called ` Habogi , ' and these thought that they might perhaps gain the heart of the youngest . But though there was more than one ` Njal ' amongst them , Helga 's eyes seemed always turned another way . At length the two elder sisters made their choice from out of the Sigurds and the Sigmunds , and it was decided that both weddings should take place at the same time . Invitations were sent out to the friends and relations , and when , on the morning of the great day , they were all assembled , a rough , coarse old peasant left the crowd and came up to the brides ' father . ` My name is Habogi , and Helga must be my wife , ' was all he said . And though Helga stood pale and trembling with surprise , she did not try to run away . ' I can not talk of such things just now , ' answered the father , who could not bear the thought of giving his favourite daughter to this horrible old man , and hoped , by putting it off , that something might happen .
But the sisters , who had always been rather jealous of XXXXX , were secretly pleased that their bridegrooms should outshine hers .
Habogi Helga Njal Sigmunds Sigurd Sigurds crowd left second sisters