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That the last two letters in her name were the first two in his, a silly thing he never mentioned to her but caused him to believe that they were bound together.


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This page presents the quote "That the last two letters in her name were the first two in his, a silly thing he never mentioned to her but caused him to believe that they were bound together.". Author of this quote is Jhumpa Lahiri. This quote is about love, two, silly, letters, together, believe,.