Both Uses of
remnant
in
The Idiot
- Then she took to helping him without leave; and he saw how valuable her assistance was to him, and did not drive her away again; on the contrary, he occasionally gave her the remnants of his dinner, bread and cheese.†
Chpt 1.6 *remnants = small amounts that remains after the rest is gone
- There is always a something, a remnant, which will never come out from your brain, but will remain there with you, and you alone, for ever and ever, and you will die, perhaps, without having imparted what may be the very essence of your idea to a single living soul.†
Chpt 3.5remnant = a small amount that remains after the rest is gone
Definition:
a small amount that remains after the rest is gone -- sometimes specifically of cloth