Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (paragraph #490)

私は急に驚ろかされた。何とも返事をしなかつた。

translation

I was suddenly taken aback. He made no reply.

kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) : sudden (きゅう), abrupt, unexpected, urgent, pressing : what (なに), what (ナニ), you-know-what, you-know-what, that thing 返事: reply (へんじ), answer, response

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