CCCora Crawley, Lady Grantham
Please be careful on Christmas Eve if you do decide to drink. You'll get plastered on a snifter of sherry.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
Ah, paradise.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
What do you say we take a moment to think of Sybil? We're the three left on Earth who loved her the most.
And Mama and Papa.
But we were the three who should have grown old with her....And who knows when we'll be together again.
Darling Sybil, wherever you are, we send you all our love and kisses, for the happiest of Happy Christmases.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
Now, what should Marigold call me?
SSybbie
Donk.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
Oh, why not? She can call me "donk." And when she does I'll be reminded of you.
Give me some tea.... I've had Miss Marigold on my back since luncheon.
MMr. Mosley
How lucky is that child?
BMs. Baxter
Why do you say that?
MMr. Moseley
What was she? A farmer's daughter until she caught the eye of Lady Edith. Now she'll grow up in the bosom of a great family and, no doubt, live a life accordingly.
I don't think Mr. Moseley meant to be unkind about Miss Marigold.
I'm sure he didn't.
Only it seemed to put you in a strange mood.
Did it?
It's ironic. So many children in need of a home, so many homes in need of a child.
[Anna starts weeping]
My God, what have I said? My darling, what have I said?!
It's not your fault. Only...I thought I was pregnant. And then this morning...Well, anyway, now I'm not.
You should have told me.
I didn't want to get your hopes up.
You weren't to know that'd happen.
But you see I was. Because it's happened before. Twice. I can't do it! I'm not able!
There is no proof of that. But if you're not, you're not. We'll be all right.
I've let you down.
There are no words less true than those. You could never let me down.
She may cause trouble for me, but only because I've been foolish.
Oh, we can all be foolish, my lady.
You know, Carson, someday there'll be something I've done that even you will condemn me for.
I doubt that very much.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
What were you not saying about your visit to the Drewes?
CCCora Crawley, Lady Grantham
Only that Mrs. Drewe has definitely not got over Marigold.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
No?
CCCora Crawley, Lady Grantham
No. She looked as if she wanted to swallow her whole.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
Well, how clever was it to take the child there in the first place?
CCCora Crawley, Lady Grantham
Mary made the plan. There was no way to cancel it.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
I wish Edith would just tell her.
CCCora Crawley, Lady Grantham
No. She thinks Mary would use it as a weapon, and she may be right.
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
A peer in favour of reform is like a turkey in favor of Christmas.
[to Carson] I'm so happy for you. I'm sorry if I made things awkward about the reception. Please forgive me.
My lady, Mr. Carson would forgive you if you attacked him with a brick.
To the bride and groom.
[Everyone turns around, surprised]
Tom! And Sybbie, darling! What are you doing here? And how did you know where to find us?
I went to the house and the hall boy on duty told me where you were. And that means I can congratulate you in person, Mr. and Mrs. Carson.
Oh, are you back for a holiday?
Oh, say you'll stay!
That's just the point: I can stay as long as you want me.
PDPrudence, Dowager Lady Shackleton
It's very kind of you to let Henry and me push in to a family party.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
In return, please don't let Mama pull you into the fight [over the hospital].
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
Really, Robert. You paint me as such a schemer.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
No one has sharper eyes than a loving son.
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
You read that somewhere.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
Why do you never think I can make something up?
[The Dowager Countess holds her tongue.]
The treatments available to the village would be vastly superior to anything we can lay claim to now.
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
You are making a grave mistake and impoverishing the village by doing so. Prudence, tell them.
PDPrudence, Dowager Lady Shackleton
I expect there's a good deal to be said on both sides.
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
Don't be so feeble.
PDPrudence, Dowager Lady Shackleton
How can I present myself as an expert when I don't know the facts?
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
It's never stopped me.
I suppose cousin Isobel is entitled to put up an argument.
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
[very upset] Of course she is! She's just not entitled to win it!
Do you know I couldn't be less interested in cars if I took a pill to achieve it?
Well, that's because you haven't been taught about them... properly.
HMrs. Harding (Gwen)
I'll never forget her (Lady Sybil). Her kindness changed me life.
What a lovely way to remember her.
She was a lovely person.
[immensely moved] Darling Sybil.
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