nearly two o'clock
`` John , do n't say that , for when a Southern man loses his appetite for roasted sweet potatoes , he 's a degenerate . '' The Major was about to say something , but looking at his watch he jumped up . `` Gracious , Gid , you not only kill your own time but murder mine . It 's nearly two o'clock . '' `` Sit down , John . Do n't be snatched . '' `` Snatched !