five o'clock
At the same moment the clock of a neighbouring church struck five . `` It is the Morn herself ! '' muttered Schaunard ; `` astonishing , but '' -- and he consulted an almanac nailed to the wall -- `` not the less a mistake . The results of science affirm that at this season of the year the sun ought not to rise till half-past five : it is only five o'clock , and there he is ! A culpable excess of zeal ! The luminary is wrong ; I shall have to make a complaint to the longitude-office . However , I must begin to be a little anxious .