It is a roundabout wheedling sort of thing which I should not have credited you with.
"Brother Peter," he said, in a wheedling yet gravely official tone, "It's nothing but right I should speak to you about the Three Crofts and the Manganese.
" The slaver, whose name seemed to be Pug, bowed very low, and said in a wheedling kind of voice, "Yes, please your Lordship.
Stage 9: Moving on : Slowly, but surely, you emerge from your cocoon of sadness and self-loathing to conclude that this person wasn't right for you – and no amount of wheedling, waiting, or manipulation will ever change that.