Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (paragraph #560)

「いゝえ。泥棒が來るかと思つて緊張してゐるから退屈でもありません」

translation

"No. I'm nervous because I'm afraid a thief might come, so it's not boring either."

kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
泥棒: thief (どろぼう), thief (どろぼー), thief (ドロボー), burglar, burglar 緊張: tension (きんちょう), strain, nervousness, stress, tensions (between countries, groups, etc.) 退屈: tedious (たいくつ), boring, dull, uninteresting, tiresome

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