Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (paragraph #1269)

「何だい」と云つて、私の封を開くのを傍に立つて待つてゐた。

translation

"What is it?" he said, standing by my side waiting for me to open the seal.

kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
: what (なに), what (ナニ), you-know-what, you-know-what, that thing : I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) : seal (ふう) : near (そく), near (そば), near (はた), close, close

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