Unable to break the hold crack had on her life, she wheedled every cent she could out of the people around her. |
Then came Raffles with soap and water, and the gyve was wheedled from one wrist, as you withdraw a ring for which the finger has grown too large. |
Dr. Nair wheedled, and often pricked, the group to bring out their concerns and knowledge about the needs and demands of adolescence. |
Instead of a regular salary, he wheedled money from relatives and in-laws, which he told them he was investing on their behalf in Swiss banks. |
He wheedled with a smile to show that he wasn't too serious. |
Laurie came every day, and wheedled Aunt March till Amy was allowed to go out with him, when they walked and rode and had capital times. |