noon
The sea was dragged , and the great moat from the Golden Gate to the Cynegion raked for traces of a new-made grave . Nor less were the cemeteries overhauled , and tombs and sarcophagi opened , and Saints ' Rests dug into and profaned . In short , but one property in Byzantium was respected -- that of the Emperor . By noon the excitement had crossed to Galata , and was at high tide in the Isles of the Princes . Such power was there in the offer of bezants in gold -- six thousand for the girl , five thousand for one of her captors -- singly , a fortune to stir the cupidity of a Duke -- together , enough to enlist a King in the work . And everywhere the two questions -- Has she been found ? and who is the Prince of India ?