The Logian figure nodded and stepped away into the mist.

The slim figure before him nodded, with an effort.

As he does this, a seated figure in the shadows nods his head and taps the table to the beat.

The small figure of Albert to one side of the chart nodded.

The figure nodded in return and followed the young immigrant.

When his fingers reached past, touching the shoulder beyond her, the third figure nodded.

The figure nodded carefully, as if conscious that this was the proper gesture to make.

Then the shrouded figure nodded once and stepped into the room.

The enlarged figure on the screen at the front of the bridge nodded formally.

But two figures watched the captain's exit with narrowed eyes, then looked at each other and nodded.