When you have done all this, come hither, and I will give you the government of a province.

Be well advised, and so farewell.

Else, be sure you will perish like your father." So insolent a missive might well have provoked the young prince to some hasty act or some unworthy show of temper.

It is to the credit of Chosroes that he restrained himself, and even made another attempt to terminate the quarrel by a reconciliation.

While striving to outdo Bahram in the grandeur of his titles, he still addressed him as his friend.