Downton Abbey

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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 »



[Lady Rose comes downstairs in a ballgown with a low neckline]

Susan MacClare, Marchioness of Flintshire:
Rose, you are not wearing that dress, and that is final.

Lady Rose MacClare:
Oh! Daddy, please stick up for me.

Susan MacClare, Marchioness of Flintshire:
She looks like a slut.

Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham:
Heavens. That's not a word you often hear among the heather.

Lady Rose MacClare:
But Princess Mary has one just like it. It's the fashion now.

Susan MacClare, Marchioness of Flintshire:
Then it is a *mad* fashion. Aunt Violet, tell her.

Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham:
Oh, my dear, in my time I wore the crinoline, the bustle and the leg-of-mutton sleeve. I'm not in a strong position to criticise.

Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire:
Rose, take Aunt Violet through to the ballroom now.

[realizing that Rose has won, Violet gives her a smirk of victory]

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