About noon
The mischief was done , however , and bestowing upon the dead body a parting glance of ineffable hatred , he set to work to reunite his scattered band . The outrages in the Jewish quarter had been duly reported to the Governor , who shrugged his shoulders , rubbed his palms and smiled with secret satisfaction . `` Revenge is sweet , '' he muttered , and he placed himself at the window , where he could witness the burning of the houses . About noon the body of Mikail was carried past the palace to the Petcherskoi convent , and at the same time exaggerated accounts reached Drentell 's ears of the dangers to which his beloved son had been exposed . `` It is time to put an end to the attack , '' thought the Governor , and another detachment of soldiers was sent out to assist the first in quelling the riot and to arrest all disorderly persons found upon the streets . This order was vigorously enforced . About two thousand people were made prisoners , nearly half of them Jews , arrested for protecting their lives and property .