twenty minutes before seven
`` I were lookin ' to see how long it takes us to come from Flat P'int . '' `` What time did we leave Flat Point ? '' asked Doctor Joe . '' ` Twere twenty minutes before seven , sir . '' Andy drew his new watch proudly from his pocket to refer to it again , as he did upon every possible occasion . `` No , '' corrected David , '' ` twere only twenty-five minutes before eleven when we leaves Flat P'int , and fifteen minutes before eleven when we gets here . I looks to see . ''