Downton Abbey season 4
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Season 4
Episode #4.1 (2013)
Episode #4.2 (2013)
Violet and Robert:
- Violet: I don't understand you.
- Violet: Of course you must give it to her.
- Robert: But what if it has no legal status? I don't want to build her hopes up only to have them dashed.
- Violet: Robert, Matthew intended Mary to be his sole heiress.
- Violet: That will mean a great deal to her whether or not it's legal.
- Violet: Can't you see that?
- Robert: But is it right to exclude George?
- Violet: Well, right or not, it is what he wanted.
- Violet: Besides, it's not up to you.
- Robert: I'll send it to Murray.
- Violet: Well, Mary must read it before you send it anywhere.
- Violet: Or are you trying to hide from the truth?
- Robert: What truth?
- Violet: That you would prefer to be in sole charge of the estate and not share the crown with Mary.
- Robert: Don't be silly.
- Robert: This won't make any difference to all that.
- Robert: She won't want to get involved.
- Violet: When you talk like that, I'm tempted to ring for Nanny and have you put to bed with no supper.
Spratt, Tom, Violet, Mary:
- Spratt: Mr Branson, Your ladyship.
- Tom: Sorry if I'm late.
- Tom: I had to call on old Fairclough at Roundhills.
- Violet: You're not at all late.
- Violet: Now I asked Branson to come here because I have an idea.
- Mary: Granny, you must call him Tom.
- Violet: I thought I could call him Branson again now that he's the agent.
- Mary: Well, you can't.
- Tom: I don't mind.
- Violet: No.
- Violet: I see I'm beaten but, oh, how I sympathise with King Canute.
- Mary: Now what is this idea?
- Violet: Well, Mary, either YOU or your baby son own half of Downton.
- Violet: I want you to have a say in the running of it.
- Violet: It's just what you need.
- Mary: But didn't last night's dinner disabuse you of that scheme?
- Violet: Well, that's the point.
- Violet: I want …er Tom.
- Violet: TOM to be your instructor.
- Tom: What?
- Violet: Well, take Mary, you know, on your rounds.
- Violet: Let her learn the farmers' difficulties.
- Violet: Mmm.
- Violet: Explain the crops and the live, the livestock.
- Violet: You know, let her see the problems facing the estate.
- Mary: And are we to do all this without telling Papa? Isn't that rather underhand?
- Violet: There can be too much truth in any relationship.