eight o'clock
Such was the placard which appeared at every corner in Paris on the morning of Thursday , February 24th . At three o'clock it had been hastily struck at the offices of `` La Presse '' and `` Le Constitutionnel , '' and given into the hands of the bill-posters . At daylight it was read by the early passers , and , as soon as read , indignantly torn down with the significant murmur , `` It is too late ! '' At eight o'clock a proclamation to the National Guard , signed by Lamoricière and countersigned by Odillon Barrot , was similarly received . At nine o'clock the 45th Regiment of the Line fraternized with the National Guard , the 30th resigned its arms to the people , and the five companies of Compiers yielded their quarters with all their arms and ammunition at the first summons . At ten o'clock a proclamation was posted up at the Bourse , signed by Odillon Barrot and Thiers , ordering the troops not only to cease firing , but to retire to their quarters . Immediately the trumpets sounded a retreat , and the most important positions hitherto held by the Line were yielded to the people .