Downton Abbey (TV Series)
Episode #1.1 (2010)
Hugh Bonneville: Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
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Quotes
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[news of the sinking of the Titanic has just reached Downton Abbey]
Lady Edith Crawley : I thought it was supposed to be unsinkable.
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : Every mountain is "unclimbable" until someone climbs it. So every ship is "unsinkable" until it sinks.
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Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : Do you miss the army, Bates?
John Bates : I miss a lot of things, but you have to keep moving, don't you.
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Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : It does seem odd that my third cousin should be a doctor.
George Murray : There are worse professions.
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : Indeed.
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Mr. Carson : We may have to have a maid in the dining room.
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : Cheer up, Carson. There are worse things happening in the world.
Mr. Carson : Not worse than a maid serving a duke.
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Mr. Carson : My Lord, would it be acceptable for Bates to ride in front with Taylor? Otherwise it means getting the other car out. He and His Grace are catching the same train.
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : Perfectly acceptable and if His Grace doesn't like it, he can lump it.
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Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Don't you care about Downton?
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : What do you think? I have given my life to Downton. I was born here, and I hope to die here. I claim no career beyond the nurture of this house and the estate. It's my third parent and my fourth child.
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Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : [Speaking to Lady Grantham, who has responded to a summons to speak with Violet] Tell her about James and Patrick-she won't have heard.
Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : [Scene switches to Drawing Room]
[Speaking to Lady Grantham]
Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham : Of course I've heard! Why else would I be here?
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Duke of Crowborough : You'll give up your entire estate - your wife's money into the bargain -to a perfect stranger ? You won't even put up a fight?
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : I hope he proves to be perfect, but I rather doubt it.
Duke of Crowborough : Very odd thing to joke about .
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : No odder than this conversation.
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Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : There's been some tragic news about the Titanic.
Lady Mary Crawley : The Titanic? What is it?
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : It's an enormous ship, but that's not important right now.