Not as far off as she thought

Maybe it's just the "Egypsies" part we're supposed to giggle at, but the word "gypsies" really does come from "Egyptian." And I know this because I recently looked it up because I've been reading His Dark Materials.



Unrelated, reading these books (finished the first one/started the second one yesterday) has made me even madder about Stinker than ever. I know there's a serious distinction between a pet and a dæmon, but, it's way more fun reading these with an animal by your side.