The priest spoke to Halldis about it, and scared her. "It is not the
custom here," she said, "but I will ask Orme." The priest himself
asked Orme, who rubbed his chin. "One thing at a time is a good rule,"
he said. "We in Iceland are not much given to private talks between
men and women. Husband and wife is all very well. And Thorbeorn is a
peculiar man. I recommend you to wait for a little. These are early
days for new customs."
The priest was vexed. He did not care to be called a man.