"Only a Catholic would think calling them pagan works didn't give it away. Hmm... let's see... do you seem like the kind of person who would care?"

She considers him for a moment, then shakes her head with a confident scoff. "Nah, not if you wanted to know what was in 'em. Your dude's name is Adam and you've probably memorized Herodotus."

She's mispronouncing it, and may also be conflating him with Aristotle. So sue her; she only knows this stuff from listening to her best friend. It wouldn't be anything she cared about if it didn't matter to Maggie.