about three o'clock in the morning
You know by the tones of his voice who is speaking , and his gestures supply the rest . -RRB- `` I always carried this watch in my vest-pocket . I carry it now inside my waistband so they will have to pull me to pieces to get it . `` Well , about three o'clock in the morning -- I had just heard the old clock in the tower strike , and was dozing off to sleep again -- a footstep awoke me to consciousness . I looked through these doors '' -- here the Doctor was pointing to the folding doors of the office where we sat -- `` and through my bedroom saw the dim outline of a man moving about this room . He had my vest and trousers over his arm . I sprang up , but he was too quick for me , and before I could reach him he had slipped through the windows out on to the porch , down the yard , through the gate , and was gone .