Both Uses of
provoke
in
The House of the Seven Gables
- "In the name of Heaven," cried Hepzibah, provoked only to intenser indignation by this outgush of the inestimable tenderness of a stern nature,—"in God's name, whom you insult, and whose power I could almost question, since he hears you utter so many false words without palsying your tongue,—give over, I beseech you, this loathsome pretence of affection for your victim!†
Chpt 15provoked = caused (a reaction)
- The pitiable mockery of it, which the world might have been ready enough to offer, coming so long after the agony had done its utmost work, would have been fit only to provoke bitterer laughter than poor Clifford was ever capable of.†
Chpt 21 *provoke = cause (a reaction)
Definition:
to cause a reaction -- typically an emotional reaction such as anger; and sometimes caused intentionally