but halvor stuck to his own, and so at last he got leave, but he was to be sure and come back as soon as ever it began to blow. so off he went and found a lovely land; wherever he came there were fine large flat cornfields and rich meads, but he couldn't catch a glimpse of a living soul. well, it began to blow, but halvor thought he hadn't seen enough yet, and he wanted to walk a little farther just to see if he couldn't meet any folk. so after a while he came to a broad high road, so smooth and even, you might easily roll an egg along it.