Lady Mary Crawley quotes from Downton Abbey

Lady Mary Crawley

Is he worth it?

Lady Edith Crawley

As opposed to your car mechanic?

Tom Branson

I'm a car mechanic, thank you very much.

Lady Mary Crawley

Edith, you can manage a day without us, can't you?

Lady Edith Crawley

I can manage without you for as long as you want.

Tom Branson

Why don't you come with us?

Lady Edith Crawley

And watch Mary flirt with her oily driver? No, thank you.

Tom Branson

Can't you be pleased for her?

Lady Edith Crawley

I'm as pleased for her as she would be for me.

Lady Mary Crawley

You mustn't let him wear you out.

Oh, he's alright m'lady. [to George] Aren't you?

I was cheering him up.

Lady Mary Crawley

That's not what it looked like.

Lady Mary Crawley

I won't let them send him the bill.

Tom Branson

That's unkind. His pride is more important to him than the money.

Anna

Thank you, Mr. Branson.

Bertie Pelham

You've probably thought of this, but I'd place someone--maybe a servant--in each room the public will enter. Just to keep an eye on things.

Lady Mary Crawley

Literally.

Tom Branson

I think that's a good idea.

Carson, can you sort it out?

Of course, my lady. I understand it's only the ground floor.

Lady Mary Crawley

Not too much of that. They'll start in the small library, then through the big library, into the painting room, the drawing room, the smoking room, the great hall, in and out of the dining room, and back outside.

Bertie Pelham

Rope off across the staircases in the back wing. Who are the guides?

Tom Branson

Do we need guides? Can't they just have a look and leave it at that?

Bertie Pelham

I don't think so. Not if you want them to go away happy, and leave behind what's not theirs. Who knows about the history of the house?

Lady Edith Crawley

Only our librarian...but he's away.

Bertie Pelham

You'll have to fake it. Lady Mary, Edith, Mr. Branson--

Tom Branson

Not me. I don't know a thing. I'll sell tickets, but that's it.

Bertie Pelham

Well then, Lady Grantham. You and your daughters can take parties of ten each with no more than 30 in the house at any one time.

Lady Edith Crawley

Crikey.

Heavens. I feel like the Belgians waiting for the invasion.

Lady Mary Crawley

Or the monkeys in a zoo.

Tom Branson

Who is this flexible and reasonable person? I don't recognize my own dear sister Mary. Could this be love?

Lady Mary Crawley

Oh, shut up!

Lady Mary Crawley

Ah, Granny. I'm glad you're here. What else can I tell them about the library?

The library was assembled by the fourth earl. He loved books.

Lady Mary Crawley

What else did he collect?

Horses and women.

Lady Mary Crawley

[watching a car race] But what's the point? What do they get out of it?

Tom Branson

What do you think? Speed!

Lady Mary Crawley

Honestly!

Tom Branson

I'm always honest.

Lady Mary Crawley

Are you?

Tom Branson

Why would you say that for heaven's sake?

Lady Mary Crawley

One word: Marigold.

Tom Branson

It wasn't my secret to tell.

Lady Mary Crawley

So it is true? Well, I knew it was.

Tom Branson

Never mind Marigold! She won't make you happy! Henry Talbot will!

Henry Talbot

How many years do you think it's taken me to find someone that I want to spend the rest of my life with?!

Lady Mary Crawley

Living in m family house?! Working to persevere my estate, and being outranked by your own stepson?!

Henry Talbot

Oh I'm tougher than I look.

Lady Mary Crawley

Oh, Henry, please don't make this harder than it has to be!

Henry Talbot

Are you mad? If you're trying to get rid of me, I'm going to make this as hard and horrible as I can.

Lady Mary Crawley

Well, you're being extremely unfair!

Lady Mary Crawley

You're wrong. I'm very happy for. And I admire you, Bertie. Not all men would accept Edith's past.

Tom Branson

Mary, don't.

What do you mean?

Lady Mary Crawley

Well, you must have told him. You couldn't accept him without telling him.

Tell me what?

Lady Mary Crawley

About Marigold. Who she really is.

Lady Edith Crawley

Marigold is my daughter.

Lady Mary Crawley

Going away?

Lady Edith Crawley

Do you care?

Lady Mary Crawley

Look I wasn't to know you hadn't told him. It never occurred to me--

Lady Edith Crawley

Just shut up! I don't know what's happened. Tom's made you feel bad, or Papa. Or maybe it's the same old Mary who wants her cake and hate me too.

Lady Mary Crawley

I never meant--

Lady Edith Crawley

Yes you did! Who do you think you're talking to?! Mama?! Your maid?! I know you! I know you to be a nasty, jealous, scheming bitch!

Lady Mary Crawley

Now listen, you pathetic--

Lady Edith Crawley

You're a bitch! And not content with ruining your own life, you're determined to ruin mine!

Lady Mary Crawley

I have not ruined my life! And if Bertie's put off by that--

Lady Edith Crawley

Don't demean yourself by trying to justify your venom. Just go! And you're wrong, you know, as you so often are. Henry's perfect for you. You're just too stupid and stuck up to see it. Still, at least he's got away from you, which is something to give thanks for, I suppose.