奧さんは云ひ澁つて膝の上に置いた自分の手を眺めてゐた。
translation
Okusan said as she looked at her hands on her lap.
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 奧: inner part (おく), interior, back (of a drawer, one’s throat, etc.), depths (e.g. of a forest), recesses (e.g. of a cave) | 膝: knee (ひざ), knee (ヒザ), lap, lap, knee and thigh (while sitting) | 上: above (うえ), over, up, top, summit | 自分: myself (じぶん), yourself, oneself, himself, herself |