Downton Abbey (TV Series)
Episode #2.8 (2011)
Maggie Smith: Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
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Quotes
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Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Don't worry - your turn will come.
Lady Edith Crawley : Will it? Or am I just to be the maiden aunt? Isn't this what they do? Arrange presents for their prettier relations?
Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Don't be defeatist dear, it's very middle class.
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[during dinner, several of the Grantham family have been stricken with Spanish flu]
Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Wasn't there a masked ball in Paris when cholera broke out? Half the guests were dead before they left the ballroom.
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : [sarcastically] Thank you, Mama. That's cheered us up no end.
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Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : I used to think Mary's beau was a mésalliance, but compared to this he's positively a Hapsburg.
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Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Would someone please tell me what's going on, or have we all stepped through the looking glass?
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Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : [ref.to Lavinia Swire's tiny frame] She's so slight a real necklace would flatten her.
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Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : What on earth is it?
Lavinia Swire : A gramophone. Some cousins of mine have given it to us.
Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : You should stand well clear when you light the blue touch paper.
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Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Now, Sybil, dear, this sort of thing is all very well in novels, but in reality, it can prove very uncomfortable. And while I am sure Branson has many virtues...
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : [Robert looks at her in shock]
Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : [Puts her hand up to prevent Robert from interrupting] Well, no, no... he's a good driver.