Doesn't it feel odd to have the rooms back?
And only us to sit in them. I suppose we'll get used to it.
I don't want to get used to it.
I know what it is to work now. To have a full day, to be tired in a good way. I don't want to start dress fittings or paying calls or standing behind the guns.
But how does one escape all that?
I think I've found a way to escape.
Nothing too drastic, I hope.
It is drastic. There's no going back once I've done it, but that's what I want. No going back.
I don't want to go back, either.
Then don't. You're far nicer than you were before the war, you know.
I wrestled with it, m'lord, I don't mind admitting. And I wanted to be there to help Lady Mary, and--
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
And protect her from Sir Richard.
Well, I wouldn't quite put it like that, but yes, I suppose. Only--
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
Only you felt you couldn't work for a man who would offer a bribe?
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
Are you quite sure you won't regret it? I know how fond you are of Lady Mary.
But I couldn't work for a man that I don't respect. And I certainly couldn't have left Downton for him.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
I shall take that as a compliment. For myself and for my house.
You're very late. Won't they worry?
They're all so excited, they won't care where I am.
I'm pleased. I like Mr. Matthew.
He announced at dinner that he wants to get married at Downton. Somehow, it made me feel more than ever that the war is really over, and it's time to move forward.
Do you mean you've made your decision?
Yes. My answer is, that I'm ready to travel. And you're my ticket. To get away from this house, away from this life--
No, Uncle Tom Cobley. [both laugh]
I'm sorry. But I've waited so long for those words, I can't believe I'm hearing them. You won't mind burning your bridges?
Mind? Fetch me the matches! [Branson leans forward but stops] Yes, you can kiss me, but that is all until everything is settled.
For now, God knows it's enough that I can kiss you. [they kiss]
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
No doubt you will regard this as rather unorthodox, my pushing into a man's bedroom, uninvited.
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
It's just I don't want us to be disturbed. [she sits down] I'm sure you know how pleased I am that you will recover after all.
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
Just as I am delighted that you can once more look forward to a...to a happy married life.
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
Now, this may come as a surprise but I feel I must say it all the same.
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
Mary is still in love with you.
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
I was watching her the other night when you spoke of your wedding. She looked like Juliet on awakening in the tomb.
Mary and I have always had...
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
Of course, I suspected long ago that the flame hadn't quite gone out. But then there was no chance of your recovery, and it seemed best to let her try for happiness where she could.
I quite agree, and Sir Richard is...
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
No, now let's not muddy the pool by discussing Sir Richard. The point is you loved her once. Are you sure you can't love her again?
Cousin Violet, please don't think I mind your speaking to me in this way. I quite admire it. But consider this: Lavinia came back, against my orders, determined to look after me for the rest of my life, which meant that she would wash me and feed me and do things that only the most dedicated nurse would undertake, and all with no hope of children or any improvement.
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
Yes, yes, it's all very admirable. And I give her full credit.
And giving her that credit, do you think it would be right for me to throw her over because I can walk? To dismiss her because I no longer have need of her services?
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
Spoken like a man of honor, and we will not fall out over this.
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
I would just say one thing. Marriage is a long business. There's no getting out of it for our kind of people. Now, you may live 40, 50 years with one of these two women. Just make sure you have selected the right one.
Daisy?! What in God's name are you doing down here at this hour?
I just wanted to check it were all right. That it hadn't, you know, caved in or anything.
Caved in? It's a cake, not a souflé.
I know, but I've never made a wedding cake before.
Is that the one for tasting?
Yes, Mrs. Patmore. [getting a piece off the shelf]
Well, bring it out, we'll give it a try. [after she and Daisy try a bite and both spit it out] What in God's name do you call this?
I don't know. I did everything that you said. I promise.
Didn't you taste the mixture? [Daisy shakes her head] Well, then I'm afraid it's time to look at Thomas's ingredients. [walks over to counter and tries something and spits it out] Well, that's two thirds plaster dust. Where's the peel? [Daisy hands it to her] This were old when Adam were a boy. So, Thomas was happy to "let it go", was he? Well, it won't go anywhere near me in future. Chuck the whole bally lot out and we'll have to think again.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
What do you mean "you knew"?!
I hoped it would blow over! I didn't want to break up the family when Sybil might still wake up!
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
And all this time you been driving me about, bowing and scrapping, and seducing my daughter behind my back?!
I don't bow and scrape! And I've not seduced anyone! Give your daughter some credit for knowing her own mind!
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
How dare you speak like that to me! You will leave at once!
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
This is a folly! A ridiculous, juvenile madness!
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
Sybil, what do you have in mind?
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
Mama, this is hardly--
VCViolet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
No. She must have something in mind. Otherwise she would not have summoned him here tonight.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
I look at her and all I can see is a tired woman with a tiresome husband, not a bride on the brink of heaven. I wish I could understand why she goes on with it. Do you think there's some element I might have overlooked?
CCCora Crawley, Lady Grantham
Yes.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
Cora, if there is something and you know what it is, tell me, please.
CCCora Crawley, Lady Grantham
Perhaps it's time.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
I was hoping you would say I was wrong.
CCCora Crawley, Lady Grantham
You're not wrong. But if I do tell you, try not to fly off the handle. And try not to be too hurt.
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
Now you must tell me because nothing could be worse than my imaginings.
CCCora Crawley, Lady Grantham
Very well. Do you recall a Turkish diplomat who stayed here before the war?
RCRobert Crawley, Lord Grantham
I think I can be relied on to remember any guest who was found dead in his bed the next morning.
CCCora Crawley, Lady Grantham
Well, that's the thing.
My God, Mary. What more could I have done?
Nothing. But you must see we're not well-suited. We'd never be happy.
You won't be happy by the time I've finished, I promise you that.
So you should be! I buy your fifthly scandal. I keep it safe from prying eyes. Ad why did the papers leave you alone over Bates? Why has there been nothing linking to the great Earl of Grantham?
I suppose you stopped it.
With threats, bribes, calling in favors--yes, I stopped it!
Papa will be so thankful.
Lavinia knew it, you know. She knew you never loved her.
Oh, she did. It was late, she was tired, you two were locked in the corner of the room...she said, "If he could just admit the truth, then all four of us might have a chance."
I'm not a liar. No, I am many things but not that. She regretted it, of course, but she said it.
