The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran

The moustache and the little girl will get the bus back into the city, bringing with them the information that everything has gone without a hitch. Ulla turns her attention back to the men’s conversation at once, as it promises to get interesting, and it hurts to see Behzad suddenly lower his eyes. Peyman tries to keep living his life, Behzad tells Walter and Ulla. Lalehjan, he says finally, his voice old-mannish, creaky, soft, but so kind.