four o’clock
Cadine used to laugh at him , and call him a `` silly stupid , '' and tell him to get away , because he was tickling her with the tip of his nose . As she spoke her breath smelt of jasmine . She was verily a bouquet , full of warmth and life . She now got up at four o'clock every morning to assist her mistress in her purchases . Each day they bought armfuls of flowers from the suburban florists , with bundles of moss , and bundles of fern fronds , and periwinkle leaves to garnish the bouquets . Cadine would gaze with amazement at the diamonds and Valenciennes worn by the daughters of the great gardeners of Montreuil , who came to the markets amidst their roses . On the saints ' days of popular observance , such as Saint Mary 's , Saint Peter 's , and Saint Joseph 's days , the sale of flowers began at two o'clock .