two o'clock in the morning
Our bedroom door opened upon the hall , and from the bed I could see the glass case ; but in order that I might be sure that the silver was there I put a small electric light in the case and kept it burning all night . Sarah was delighted with this arrangement , for in the morning all I had to do was to pay out the steel cable and the silver would descend to the dining-room , and the maid could have the table all set by the time breakfast was ready . Not once did Sarah have a suspicion that all this was not merely a household economy , but my burglar trap . On the sixth of August , at two o'clock in the morning , Sarah awakened me , and I immediately sat straight up in bed . There was an undoubtable noise of sawing , and I knew at once that a burglar was entering our home . Sarah was trembling , and I knew she was getting nervous , but I ordered her to remain calm . `` Sarah , '' I said , in a whisper , `` be calm !