Downton Abbey (TV Series)
Episode #3.7 (2012)
Hugh Bonneville: Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
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Quotes
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[the estate manager has resigned because of Matthew's proposed changes, and Cora and Violet suggest that Robert offers the job to Tom]
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : I'll do it on one condition - no, two. First, Matthew must agree.
Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham : He will.
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : Second, you will both admit it when you realise you were wrong.
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Oh, well, that is an easy caveat to accept, because I'm *never* wrong.
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Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : [Edith is considering writing for a newspaper] Mama, talk to her. Talk to all of them. Say something sensible.
Isobel Crawley : Yes, let's hear how a woman's place is in the home.
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : I do think a woman's place is eventually in the home, but I see no harm in her having some fun before she gets there.
Lady Edith Crawley : Oh Granny! Thank you!
Isobel Crawley : [to Violet] Have you changed your pills?
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : [chuckles]
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : And another thing. I mean, Edith isn't getting any younger. Perhaps she isn't cut out for domestic life.
Lady Edith Crawley : [sighs]
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George Murray : ...the third Earl nearly went bankrupt, the 4th only saved the estate by dying, and what would you all have done in the '90s without Lady Grantham's money?
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : I say, Murray, when I asked you to say what you think, I didn't mean to be taken literally.
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Lady Mary Crawley : It seems a pity that even in this pretty little village people can be so unforgiving.
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : Some people are unforgiving. Others are insensitive.