\"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。]

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