Sentence:  Other times I felt that there was enough of the real P. with me that we were both hanging on to the <WSD>shirttail</WSD> of the real her to keep her from destroying herself and escaping and there was a well little girl there that was strong enough that at times she wanted as much as I wanted for that little girl to dominate and crush out the sick one. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A small portion