two o'clock in the
morning
she asked again . `` It was in the first rush from the burning ship , '' he said hoarsely . `` I was asleep when the fire broke out . It happened at two o'clock in the morning . The diamonds were in the belt which each night I unfastened and put under my pillow . It was more comfortable to do that than to wear it . When the first alarm came I forgot everything -- except my own safety .