eight in the morning
As to Phemie , one thing vexed her . `` I am very fond of green grass and the little birds , '' said she , `` but in the country one never meets anyone , and there will be no one to see my pretty bonnet and my nice dress . Suppose we went into the country on the Boulevards ? '' At eight in the morning the whole street was in commotion , due to the blasts from Schaunard 's horn giving the signal to start . All the neighbors were at their windows to see the Bohemians go by . Colline , who was of the party , brought up the rear , carrying the ladies ' parasols . An hour later the whole of the joyous band were scattered about the fields at Fontenay-aux-Roses .