Noon
Did not a Roman profane the Holy of Holies ? Is there anything sacred from Romans ? '' An hour passed , and though Pilate deigned them no answer , the rabbis and crowd remained . Noon came , bringing a shower from the west , but no change in the situation , except that the multitude was larger and much noisier , and the feeling more decidedly angry . The shouting was almost continuous , Come forth , come forth ! The cry was sometimes with disrespectful variations . Meanwhile Ben-Hur held his Galilean friends together .