midnight
thought Mimi as she brought the coffee and pipes . However time was getting on , midnight had long since struck , and Rodolphe sought to make his guests understand that it was time for them to withdraw . Marcel , who retained all his senses , got up to go . But Schaunard perceived that there was still some brandy in a bottle , and declared that it could not be midnight so long as there was any left . As to Colline , he was sitting astride his chair and murmuring in a low voice : `` Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday . '' `` Hang it all , '' said Rodolphe , greatly embarrassed , `` I can not give them quarters here tonight ; formerly it was all very well , but now it is another thing , '' he added , looking at Mimi , whose softly kindling eyes seemed to appeal for solitude for their two selves . `` What is to be done ?