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Clips from Downton Abbey - Episode #1.1 (S01E01)

I ate my way through four platefuls of sandwiches at one sitting

"I ate my way through four platefuls of sandwiches at one sitting"

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Not much, but it passed the time.

"Not much, but it passed the time."

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Oh, my Lord, what was this chopped egg supposed to be sprinkled on?

"Oh, my Lord, what was this chopped egg supposed to be sprinkled on?"

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Was it the chicken? It was. Take it upstairs now.

"Was it the chicken? It was. Take it upstairs now."

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I can't go in the dining room! I should think not!

"I can't go in the dining room! I should think not!"

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Find Thomas or William and tell them what to do.

"Find Thomas or William and tell them what to do."

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For heaven's sake, get a move on, before they get back from church!

"For heaven's sake, get a move on, before they get back from church!"

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I prefer memorials to funerals. They're less dispiriting.

"I prefer memorials to funerals. They're less dispiriting."

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We could hardly have held a funeral without the bodies.

"We could hardly have held a funeral without the bodies."

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to mark those whose bodies were never found.

"to mark those whose bodies were never found."

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In fact, I hear the Canadians are making quite a thing

"In fact, I hear the Canadians are making quite a thing"

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of the Titanic cemetery. I'm surprised at the number they found.

"of the Titanic cemetery. I'm surprised at the number they found."

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You'd think the sea would have taken more of them.

"You'd think the sea would have taken more of them."

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So, Murray, what have you to tell me about the lucky Mr Crawley?

"So, Murray, what have you to tell me about the lucky Mr Crawley?"

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Nothing too terrible, I hope.

"Nothing too terrible, I hope."

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I've only made a few enquiries but, no, there's not much to alarm you.

"I've only made a few enquiries but, no, there's not much to alarm you."

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His special field is company law.

"His special field is company law."

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His mother is alive and he lives with her.

"His mother is alive and he lives with her."

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His father, obviously, is not. He was a doctor.

"His father, obviously, is not. He was a doctor."

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I know.

"I know."

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It does seem odd that my third cousin should be a doctor.

"It does seem odd that my third cousin should be a doctor."

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There are worse professions.

"There are worse professions."

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Indeed.

"Indeed."

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(BUSY CHATTER)

"(BUSY CHATTER)"

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Do me a favour. This must be sprinkled on the chicken.

"Do me a favour. This must be sprinkled on the chicken."

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Isn't there more to go up? Please! It won't take a moment!

"Isn't there more to go up? Please! It won't take a moment!"

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Go on then, give it here.

"Go on then, give it here."

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As you know, on your death the heir to the title inherits everything,

"As you know, on your death the heir to the title inherits everything,"

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As you know, on your death the heir to the title inherits everything,

"As you know, on your death the heir to the title inherits everything,"

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Yes. Owing to the terms of her settlement,

"Yes. Owing to the terms of her settlement,"

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this will include the bulk of your wife's fortune.

"this will include the bulk of your wife's fortune."

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It has been our sole topic of conversation

"It has been our sole topic of conversation"

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but that is how the law stands.

"but that is how the law stands."

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Even to me, it seems absurd.

"Even to me, it seems absurd."

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Your father tied the knots pretty tight. I'd say it's unbreakable.

"Your father tied the knots pretty tight. I'd say it's unbreakable."

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She's not.

"She's not."

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Don't tell me you've not sent up the egg yet!

"Don't tell me you've not sent up the egg yet!"

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Oh God, help me! Please, God, help me!

"Oh God, help me! Please, God, help me!"

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What on earth's the matter? Run upstairs to the dining room

"What on earth's the matter? Run upstairs to the dining room"

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and find William, I beg you! I can't do it now.

"and find William, I beg you! I can't do it now."

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What? WILLIAM: Daisy? Is that you?

"What? WILLIAM: Daisy? Is that you?"

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Is it the chicken in a sauce or the chicken with sliced oranges?

"Is it the chicken in a sauce or the chicken with sliced oranges?"

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Oh, thank you, blessed and merciful Lord! Thank you!

"Oh, thank you, blessed and merciful Lord! Thank you!"

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I'll never do anything sinful again, I swear it! Not till I die!

"I'll never do anything sinful again, I swear it! Not till I die!"

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Mr Murray, how lovely to see you. Do come in.

"Mr Murray, how lovely to see you. Do come in."

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But you'll stay for luncheon? Thank you, but no.

"But you'll stay for luncheon? Thank you, but no."

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In fact, if you'd be so good as to ask for the motor to be brought round?

"In fact, if you'd be so good as to ask for the motor to be brought round?"

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But didn't you want the afternoon to talk things through?

"But didn't you want the afternoon to talk things through?"

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I think we've said everything we have to say, haven't we, my Lord?

"I think we've said everything we have to say, haven't we, my Lord?"

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For the time being, yes. Thank you, Murray.

"For the time being, yes. Thank you, Murray."

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It's given me a good deal to think about.

"It's given me a good deal to think about."

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Mary, try to get everyone into the dining room.

"Mary, try to get everyone into the dining room."

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(KNOCK ON DOOR) Mm-hm?

"(KNOCK ON DOOR) Mm-hm?"

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They've all gone? They have, thank the Lord.

"They've all gone? They have, thank the Lord."

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What about the lawyer? He was the first away.

"What about the lawyer? He was the first away."

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I wish they'd make their minds up.

"I wish they'd make their minds up."

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Gwen's put clean sheets on the Blue Room bed.

"Gwen's put clean sheets on the Blue Room bed."

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Can't you leave it for the next guest?

"Can't you leave it for the next guest?"

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No, I don't know if anything's been settled.

"No, I don't know if anything's been settled."

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There's a fellow in Manchester with claims to the title, I gather,

"There's a fellow in Manchester with claims to the title, I gather,"

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but it's all a long way from settled.

"but it's all a long way from settled."

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Oh, I do take it personally, Mrs Hughes.

"Oh, I do take it personally, Mrs Hughes."

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I can't stand by and watch our family threatened

"I can't stand by and watch our family threatened"

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with the loss of all they hold dear. They're not OUR family.

"with the loss of all they hold dear. They're not OUR family."

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I beg your pardon.

"I beg your pardon."

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Do you...ever wish you'd gone another way?

"Do you...ever wish you'd gone another way?"

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Worked in a shop or a factory?

"Worked in a shop or a factory?"

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Had a wife and children?

"Had a wife and children?"

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Do you?

"Do you?"

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I don't know.

"I don't know."

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Maybe. Sometimes.

"Maybe. Sometimes."

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William's laid tea in the library, but her Ladyship hasn't come down.

"William's laid tea in the library, but her Ladyship hasn't come down."

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She'll be tired. Take a tray up to her bedroom.

"She'll be tired. Take a tray up to her bedroom."

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Is Thomas back? Not yet, Mr Carson.

"Is Thomas back? Not yet, Mr Carson."

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He asked if he could run down the village. I didn't see why not.

"He asked if he could run down the village. I didn't see why not."

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Can't they? His Lordship'd never let it happen.

"Can't they? His Lordship'd never let it happen."

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I don't like to say.

"I don't like to say."

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Only, it seems unkind to criticise a man for an affliction, my Lady.

"Only, it seems unkind to criticise a man for an affliction, my Lady."

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How are you settling in?

"How are you settling in?"

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Very well...I think. Unless your Lordship feels differently.

"Very well...I think. Unless your Lordship feels differently."

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No complaints?

"No complaints?"

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If I had any, I should take them to Mr Carson, my Lord, not you.

"If I had any, I should take them to Mr Carson, my Lord, not you."

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You're probably right.

"You're probably right."

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And the house hasn't worn you out with the endless stairs and so on?

"And the house hasn't worn you out with the endless stairs and so on?"

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I like the house, my Lord. I like it as a place to work.

"I like the house, my Lord. I like it as a place to work."

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What happened? It's only the old wound.

"What happened? It's only the old wound."

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After I left the army, I had a spot of bother

"After I left the army, I had a spot of bother"

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and just when I'd got through that, about a year ago,

"and just when I'd got through that, about a year ago,"

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my knee started playing up.

"my knee started playing up."

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But it's fine. It's not a problem.

"But it's fine. It's not a problem."

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I would. But it won't be.

"I would. But it won't be."

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Thomas.

"Thomas."

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And where have you been? The village.

"And where have you been? The village."

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To send a telegram, if you must know.

"To send a telegram, if you must know."

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Oh, pardon me for living.

"Oh, pardon me for living."

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Does her Ladyship know how they left it? No.

"Does her Ladyship know how they left it? No."

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If I was still his valet, I'd get it out of him.

"If I was still his valet, I'd get it out of him."

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Bates won't say a word.

"Bates won't say a word."

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He will not.

"He will not."

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I wanted that job. We were all right together, his Lordship and me.

"I wanted that job. We were all right together, his Lordship and me."

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Then be sure to get your foot in the door when Bates is gone.

"Then be sure to get your foot in the door when Bates is gone."

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We can't get rid of him just because he talks behind our backs.

"We can't get rid of him just because he talks behind our backs."

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There's more than one way to skin a cat.

"There's more than one way to skin a cat."

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Perhaps she misunderstood.

"Perhaps she misunderstood."

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No, it was quite plain.

"No, it was quite plain."

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Why was he taken on? Oh, he was Lord Grantham's batman

"Why was he taken on? Oh, he was Lord Grantham's batman"

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when he was fighting the Boers. I know that, but even so!

"when he was fighting the Boers. I know that, but even so!"

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I think it's romantic. I don't!

"I think it's romantic. I don't!"

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How can a valet do his work if he's lame?

"How can a valet do his work if he's lame?"

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He's not VERY lame.

"He's not VERY lame."

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There. Anything else before I go down?

"There. Anything else before I go down?"

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No. That's it. Thank you.

"No. That's it. Thank you."

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Oh, I hate black.

"Oh, I hate black."

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It's not for long.

"It's not for long."

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Ma says we can go into half-mourning next month,

"Ma says we can go into half-mourning next month,"

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and to colours by September. Still a lot for a cousin.

"and to colours by September. Still a lot for a cousin."

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But not a fiance.

"But not a fiance."

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I thought that was what you call a man you're going to marry.

"I thought that was what you call a man you're going to marry."

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I was only going to marry him if nothing better turned up.

"I was only going to marry him if nothing better turned up."

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Mary, what a horrid thing to say! Don't worry.

"Mary, what a horrid thing to say! Don't worry."

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