two in the morning
Putting on his slippers and tucking a pillow and a blanket under his arm , he followed her . As he was about to emerge from the companionway , the ship 's clock in the cabin began to strike and he stopped to listen . Four bells sounded . It was two in the morning . From without came the creaking of the gaff-jaw against the mast . The Samoset rolled and righted on a sea , and in the light breeze her canvas gave forth a hollow thrum . He was just putting his foot out on the damp deck when he heard his wife scream .