But when the stranger seized his right hand and shook it that thought passed like a dream on waking.
The stranger shook his head and pointed again.
The stranger shook his head, taking hold of Brendan's hand and pumping it vigorously.
A stranger walked up, shook his hand and asked him, in Arabic, if he had killed Iraqis.
And the strangers smiled back at him and shook their heads.
The stranger shook Tom's hand with the tips of his fingers.
The stranger shook his head with an evident expression of hopelessness.
The stranger only shook his head slightly, and showed her the ghost of a smile.
The stranger shook his head, and the effort seemed to cost him a great deal.
Then the stranger shook his club meaningfully directly above the captive.