Downton Abbey (TV Series)
Episode #3.8 (2012)
Penelope Wilton: Isobel Crawley
Quotes
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Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : One forgets about parenthood. The on-and-on-ness of it.
Isobel Crawley : Were you a very involved mother with Robert and Rosamund?
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Does it surprise you?
Isobel Crawley : A bit. I'd imagined them surrounded by nannies and governesses, being starched and ironed to spend an hour with you after tea.
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Yes, but it was an hour *every day*.
Isobel Crawley : [momentarily lost for words] I see, yes. How tiring!
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Isobel Crawley : [re: Rose's visit] I couldn't manage an 18 year old, not these days - I wouldn't know what she was talking about !
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham : My husband was a great traveler, so I've spent many happy evenings without understanding a word. The thing is to keep smiling and *never* look as if you disapprove.