I can't keep up with her, I can't.

The last time I see her, she was goin' into the barn, and I reckon she's thar yit, huntin' hens' nests.

If you like, I'll go look for her, Miss Dora." Phoebe had often worked for the Bannister family, and Dora knew her to be one of the slowest movers among mankind; besides, the idea of calling upon a young lady who was engaged in looking for hens' nests in a barn was an exceedingly attractive one.

It had not been long since Dora had taken much delight in that sort of thing herself.
"You needn't trouble yourself, Phoebe," she said; "I will walk over to the barn.

I would a great deal rather do that than wait in the house.