Downton Abbey (TV Series)
Episode #3.3 (2012)
Maggie Smith: Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
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Quotes
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Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : [commenting on Strallan's look of dread as he waits for Edith at the altar] He looks as though he's waiting for a beating from the headmaster.
Reverend Travis : Do you think I should reassure him?
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : How? He's done it before, so he must be in possession of all the facts.
Reverend Travis : Perhaps the first Lady Strallan was difficult act to follow.
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : ...or a difficult one to repeat.
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Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : [to Edith] I really think you should go to bed - no bride wants to look tired at her wedding. It either means she's anxious, or been up to no good.
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Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Sybil, vulgarity is no substitute for wit.