Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (paragraph #985)

「え、屹度先よ」

translation

"Eh, go ahead."

kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
屹度: surely (きっと), surely (キッと), undoubtedly, undoubtedly, almost certainly : a short while ago (さっき), a moment ago, just now, some time ago, point (さき)

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