His marriage seemed an unmitigated calamity; and he was afraid of going to Rosamond before he had vented himself in this solitary rage, lest the mere sight of her should exasperate him and make him behave unwarrantably.
And they did exasperate him enough at one time to make him burn a good deal of his work.
When our heart and mind are conflicted, thinking more about the offense will only exasperate the situation; we need to distract the mind.
Emotions, in general, tend to exasperate people with low EQ.
