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Downton Abbey is a British historical period drama television series set in the early 20th century, created by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired on ITV in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2010, and in the United States on PBS, which support… more »



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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