The thing is, I've had a letter from Matthew. Of course, he doesn't tell me what he's actually doing.
No, he wouldn't. But I'm glad he's alright. I miss him.
Well that's the point. You must know he's been down here a few times since the war started.
We had heard.
Downton is hardly a metropolis.
Is he still determined to go back to Manchester when it's all over?
He doesn't talk much about life after the war. None of them do. I suppose they don't want to tempt fate. Until now, that is. He writes that he is engaged to be married to a Miss Lavinia Swire.
[Cora, Robert and Violet are silent]
Well I--I suppose we all knew it would happen someday.
...
The trouble is, Mary's back from London today as well. She gets in at five o'clock.
Matthew's driving down in Lavinia's car. They won't meet on the train.
Oh, that's a relief. [Everyone looks confused] I hate Greek drama, you know where everything happens off stage.
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