Moving about the group, Prokop spoke to each one in turn — repeating a short, cryptic sentence. Each black-cowled person spoke in response. Having renewed their oaths of fealty, Prokop prepared to dismiss them.
He approached one agent and tapped him on the shoulder. The man went to the outer room. After a few minutes, Prokop dismissed another.
He allowed sufficient time for each to discard the robe in the outer room, and to leave the vicinity of the meeting place before another followed.
The agents maintained absolute silence during this procedure. No one ever spoke to another. One by one, they departed, until only four remained. Then Prokop left the group, and went to the outer room himself.
As he reached the door, he turned, and said:
“Agent M.”
One of the gowned men followed. As soon as they were alone in the outer room, Agent M removed his disguise.
“You followed Prince Zuvor to-night?” questioned Prokop.
“Yes,” replied the man.
“Where did he go?”