seven in the morning
Come , Mr. Musician , to work at once . You shall be well paid . '' `` And so , '' said Schaunard , who had recounted the above details to his friends , `` this is what I have been doing for the last fortnight . One scale continually from seven in the morning till dark . It is not exactly serious art . But then the Englishman pays me two hundred francs a month for my noise ; it would be cutting one 's throat to refuse such a windfall . I accepted , and in two or three days I take my first month 's money . ''