Both Uses of
elicit
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- The strange neglect which had produced this ruin and waste became the subject of whispered talk among all the people round; and it was elicited from one of Boldwood's men that forgetfulness had nothing to do with it, for he had been reminded of the danger to his corn as many times and as persistently as inferiors dared to do.†
Chpt 49-51
- Facts elicited previous to the trial had pointed strongly in the same direction, but they had not been of sufficient weight to lead to an order for an examination into the state of Boldwood's mind.†
Chpt 55-57 *
Definition:
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(elicit) get or bring out in response -- such as information or a feeling