Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (paragraph #461)

「それで何故活動が出來ないんでせう」

translation

"So why can't I do any activities?"

kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
何故: why (なぜ), why (なにゆえ), how, how 活動: activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.) (かつどう), action, movie (esp. during the silent movie period) 活動: activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.) (かつどう), action, movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

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