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Clips from Downton Abbey - Episode #4.8 (S04E04)

Was there really a conference in Whitby?

"Was there really a conference in Whitby?"

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I'm flattered, Charles, and even moved.

"I'm flattered, Charles, and even moved."

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it might be kinder to refuse you now and let you off the hook.

"it might be kinder to refuse you now and let you off the hook."

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I wish I knew what you were up to yesterday.

"I wish I knew what you were up to yesterday."

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You'd never do anything foolish, would you?

"You'd never do anything foolish, would you?"

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Certainly not. You know me.

"Certainly not. You know me."

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When I do a thing, I like to have a very good reason for doing it.

"When I do a thing, I like to have a very good reason for doing it."

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Certainly. At least since your father and I were running it.

"Certainly. At least since your father and I were running it."

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And now, as the Prodigal Husband home from the sea,

"And now, as the Prodigal Husband home from the sea,"

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It was so kind of you to come.

"It was so kind of you to come."

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I don't suppose I could ask YOU for a lift this time? I came by train

"I don't suppose I could ask YOU for a lift this time? I came by train"

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I assume Drewe knows we're coming.

"I assume Drewe knows we're coming."

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They look in good shape to me, after the shock of their arrival.

"They look in good shape to me, after the shock of their arrival."

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But why didn't he check to see

"But why didn't he check to see"

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Maybe he thought a full trough was enough.

"Maybe he thought a full trough was enough."

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You would have done.

"You would have done."

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We've always had pigs at Yew Tree, m'lady.

"We've always had pigs at Yew Tree, m'lady."

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Thank heavens you did.

"Thank heavens you did."

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So, have you found a man to take over?

"So, have you found a man to take over?"

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Not yet.

"Not yet."

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First, we'd like to know if you'd want the job.

"First, we'd like to know if you'd want the job."

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Me? You mean I'm to manage the pigs for the estate, as well as my farm?

"Me? You mean I'm to manage the pigs for the estate, as well as my farm?"

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I can do it. If you're sure.

"I can do it. If you're sure."

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Let's give it a try, see how we get on.

"Let's give it a try, see how we get on."

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This is the second good turn I've received from your family,

"This is the second good turn I've received from your family,"

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How nice of you.

"How nice of you."

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We're giving you a lot of work. Work's like old age, m'lady.

"We're giving you a lot of work. Work's like old age, m'lady."

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It's only me.

"It's only me."

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I always feel that greeting betrays such a lack of self worth.

"I always feel that greeting betrays such a lack of self worth."

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How are we today?

"How are we today?"

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My dear, please stop talking to me as if I were a child past hope.

"My dear, please stop talking to me as if I were a child past hope."

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If I don't get out of this house soon,

"If I don't get out of this house soon,"

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I shall remember nothing but my number.

"I shall remember nothing but my number."

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What is it always about? Bribery and corruption.

"What is it always about? Bribery and corruption."

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Taking money to allow private companies

"Taking money to allow private companies"

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to drill for oil on Government land.

"to drill for oil on Government land."

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Mr Levinson has one of these companies?

"Mr Levinson has one of these companies?"

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I assume so.

"I assume so."

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And once was quite enough.

"And once was quite enough."

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I can't tell you how thrilling that sounds. I'll be waiting for you.

"I can't tell you how thrilling that sounds. I'll be waiting for you."

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It seems to have crept up on me.

"It seems to have crept up on me."

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Does Cousin Robert usually do it?

"Does Cousin Robert usually do it?"

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He does. Half the village hates the other half

"He does. Half the village hates the other half"

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and only he can stop them tearing each other's throats out.

"and only he can stop them tearing each other's throats out."

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I admire that. It's a real skill.

"I admire that. It's a real skill."

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And butler to his mother before that.

"And butler to his mother before that."

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I've come down in the world. You can climb up again.

"I've come down in the world. You can climb up again."

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Oh, I've had my stuffing kicked out more than once.

"Oh, I've had my stuffing kicked out more than once."

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I've woken and wondered if there was any point to it.

"I've woken and wondered if there was any point to it."

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So, it can happen.

"So, it can happen."

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Now you've made me curious.

"Now you've made me curious."

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I'm curious about something and you could help me.

"I'm curious about something and you could help me."

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Do you know if Mr and Mrs Bates have had a falling out?

"Do you know if Mr and Mrs Bates have had a falling out?"

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Is everything ready for the servants' tea?

"Is everything ready for the servants' tea?"

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Did you find those oyster shells for the kettle?

"Did you find those oyster shells for the kettle?"

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What in God's name was that about?

"What in God's name was that about?"

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Anything interesting? I'm reading about County Politics.

"Anything interesting? I'm reading about County Politics."

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Why don't you put yourself forward?

"Why don't you put yourself forward?"

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You could always read a bit about it.

"You could always read a bit about it."

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You won't find many books on the Liberal ideals in this room.

"You won't find many books on the Liberal ideals in this room."

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And nothing at all about Socialism.

"And nothing at all about Socialism."

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If you're serious about driving me to Thirsk tomorrow,

"If you're serious about driving me to Thirsk tomorrow,"

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perhaps we might find some then.

"perhaps we might find some then."

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If you'd been to see me, you'd know.

"If you'd been to see me, you'd know."

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Don't bully me. I'm not up to it.

"Don't bully me. I'm not up to it."

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Only that you needed a little cherishing, that's all.

"Only that you needed a little cherishing, that's all."

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I'm so pleased.

"I'm so pleased."

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The Drewes have been at Yew Tree Farm for many years.

"The Drewes have been at Yew Tree Farm for many years."

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Don't be too hard on him, Granny.

"Don't be too hard on him, Granny."

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Mr Blake has a softer side than we first gave him credit for.

"Mr Blake has a softer side than we first gave him credit for."

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I hope I'm forgiven, too.

"I hope I'm forgiven, too."

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I know you thought me very snobbish when you first arrived.

"I know you thought me very snobbish when you first arrived."

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I don't blame you. Given my work, I came as an envoy of the enemy.

"I don't blame you. Given my work, I came as an envoy of the enemy."

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Are we too early? Bring them in, Nanny.

"Are we too early? Bring them in, Nanny."

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I don't think anyone will mind.

"I don't think anyone will mind."

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One moment, darling, while Mummy puts away her cup.

"One moment, darling, while Mummy puts away her cup."

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Oh, here, let me. Hello there.

"Oh, here, let me. Hello there."

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Oh, it's all right.

"Oh, it's all right."

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He's turning into quite a bruiser.

"He's turning into quite a bruiser."

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Yes, and I must go. Stay and have some dinner, Mama.

"Yes, and I must go. Stay and have some dinner, Mama."

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You needn't change. No. Thank you, my dear, but no.

"You needn't change. No. Thank you, my dear, but no."

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Of course.

"Of course."

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Lord Gillingham telephoned today.

"Lord Gillingham telephoned today."

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He wants to break his journey home.

"He wants to break his journey home."

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Tomorrow night.

"Tomorrow night."

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He'll be here again?

"He'll be here again?"

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but I couldn't think what to say to persuade him not to.

"but I couldn't think what to say to persuade him not to."

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Anna?

"Anna?"

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It doesn't, m'lady. It's nothing to do with Lord Gillingham himself.

"It doesn't, m'lady. It's nothing to do with Lord Gillingham himself."

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But then... It's his man, m'lady.

"But then... It's his man, m'lady."

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His servant, Mr Green, who travels with him.

"His servant, Mr Green, who travels with him."

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Oh, my God.

"Oh, my God."

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But the police ought to - No!

"But the police ought to - No!"

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Mr Bates doesn't know it was him.

"Mr Bates doesn't know it was him."

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But the more he comes here,

"But the more he comes here,"

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the more likely it is that Mr Bates will find out.

"the more likely it is that Mr Bates will find out."

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Then I'll telephone him and tell him not to come, or not to bring Green.

"Then I'll telephone him and tell him not to come, or not to bring Green."

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I'm frightened every time Mr Green and Mr Bates are in the same room.

"I'm frightened every time Mr Green and Mr Bates are in the same room."

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You think, if he guesses, he'll do something.

"You think, if he guesses, he'll do something."

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And if he does, they'll hang him.

"And if he does, they'll hang him."

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Jimmy, the savouries can go in and Daisy'll bring up the sauce.

"Jimmy, the savouries can go in and Daisy'll bring up the sauce."

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And now perhaps you can explain why

"And now perhaps you can explain why"

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I don't know what you mean. Yes, you do.

"I don't know what you mean. Yes, you do."

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Mooning about like a sloth under water.

"Mooning about like a sloth under water."

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Well?

"Well?"

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You know I had a letter earlier?

"You know I had a letter earlier?"

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What?! Just like that?

"What?! Just like that?"

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He says the way I behaved towards him when he were last here

"He says the way I behaved towards him when he were last here"

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made him hope that things had changed between us.

"made him hope that things had changed between us."

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Well, you were very friendly. That's not all.

"Well, you were very friendly. That's not all."

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He wants me to leave Downton and go up to London.

"He wants me to leave Downton and go up to London."

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He says he can find me a job. Blimey.

"He says he can find me a job. Blimey."

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He puts a lot in a letter, does Alfred.

"He puts a lot in a letter, does Alfred."

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Now, er, put the water on for the coffee.

"Now, er, put the water on for the coffee."

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That's enough for one day, surely. You can finish them tomorrow.

"That's enough for one day, surely. You can finish them tomorrow."

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Shall we walk back to the cottage? The others are going to bed.

"Shall we walk back to the cottage? The others are going to bed."

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What were you saying to Mrs Hughes?

"What were you saying to Mrs Hughes?"

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He can't stay away.

"He can't stay away."

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Yes. It's a bit of a tangle.

"Yes. It's a bit of a tangle."

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She didn't. At first.

"She didn't. At first."

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