\"Theemperor\"saidAttila\"haslongpromisedhimarichwife:
Constantiusmustnotbedisappointed；norshouldaRomanemperordeservethenameofliar。\"Onthethirdday，theambassadorsweredismissed；thefreedomofseveralcaptiveswasgranted，foramoderateransom，totheirpressingentreaties；and，besidestheroyalpresents，theywerepermittedtoacceptfromeachoftheScythiannoblesthehonorableandusefulgiftofahorse。
Maximinreturned，bythesameroad，toConstantinople；andthoughhewasinvolvedinanaccidentaldisputewithBeric，thenewambassadorofAttila，heflatteredhimselfthathehadcontributed，bythelaboriousjourney，toconfirmthepeaceandallianceofthetwonations。^47
[Footnote*:Wasthishisowndaughter，orthedaughterofapersonnamedEscam?GibbonhaswrittenincorrectlyEslam，anunknownname。TheofficerofAttila，calledEslas。Ineithercasetheconstructionisimperfect:agoodGreekwriterwouldhaveintroducedanarticletodeterminethesense。Norisitquiteclear，whetherScythianusageisadducedtoexcusethepolygamy，oramarriage，whichwouldbeconsideredincestuousinothercountries。TheLatinversionhascarefullypreservedtheambiguity，filiamEscamuxorem。Iamnotinclinedtoconstrueit\'hisowndaughter\'thoughIhavetoolittleconfidenceintheuniformityofthegrammaticalidiomsoftheByzantinesthoughPriscusisoneofthebesttoexpressmyselfwithouthesitation。
—M。]