three o'clock in
the morning
Still the expedition struggled on . With every hour their sufferings increased . It did not seem that anything human could endure such stress and yet survive . Toward three o'clock in the morning of the third night Adler woke Bennett . `` It 's Clarke , sir ; he and I sleep in the same bag . I think he 's going , sir . '' One by one the men in the tent were awakened , and the train-oil lamp was lit .