"What newspapers have to do is play up their reporters," he said as his visitor nodded vigorously.

The visitor nodded stiffly, annoyed there had been any doubt as to his identity.

The visitor nodded, introduced himself as Mr. Vincent and sat down at the side of the desk.

The Chinese visitor nodded and blinked his almond-shaped eyes.

"Thank you," the visitor replied, and nodded at the chart: "But in a thousand years I'll never learn to do that."

His visitor nodded but said nothing for a time.

Their visitor nodded, but he didn't offer his hand a second time.

The visitor opened it, read a coded note, and nodded.

Her visitor looked up, smacking his lips with the last of the quail, and nodded.

The visitor nodded his consent, and the bartender began pouring another double shot of tequila.