noon
Not one word more will I hear ; away with you , you perjured villains ! Boges , go at once to the hanging-gardens and bring the Egyptian to me . Yet no , I wo n't see that serpent again . It is very near dawn now , and at noon she shall be flogged through the streets . Then I 'll ... '' But here he was stopped by another fit of epilepsy , and sank down on to the marble floor in convulsions . At this fearful moment Kassandane was led into the hall by the old general Megabyzus . The news of what had happened had found its way to her solitary apartments , and , notwithstanding the hour , she had risen in order to try and discover the truth and warn her son against pronouncing a too hasty decision .