Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (paragraph #1200)

「えゝ、少し延ばしました」と私が答へた。

translation

"Well, I put it off a little," I replied.

kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
: small (しょう), little, few : I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) : answer (こたえ), reply, response, answer, solution

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