Both Uses of
recourse
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- And why could you not have explained things to her, and in view of your position, which you describe as being so awful, why could you not have had recourse to the plan which would so naturally have occurred to one's mind, that is, after honorably confessing your errors to her, why could you not have asked her to lend you the sum needed for your expenses, which, with her generous heart, she would certainly not have refused you in your distress, especially if it had been with someā¦†
Chpt 9 *
- "There's no help for it, we must have recourse to Perezvon.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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(recourse) a different way to accomplish something when the preferred way doesn't work