Episode 1x03

　　[EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, GROUNDS - DAY]

　　[Bates walks out of the front gate.]

　　[INT. POST OFFICE - DAY]

　　POSTMISTRESS

　　There you are, Mr Bates, it's in. Came this morning.

　　[The woman hands Bates a paper.]

　　MR BATES

　　I said it would, which isn't quite the same thing.

　　[Gwen enters the shop and is surprised to run into Bates.]

　　MR BATES

　　Hello. I could've posted that for you.

　　GWEN

　　Well, I prefer to do it myself.

　　MR BATES

　　I'll wait outside.

　　[Gwen waits for Bates to pass, then approaches the counter and eagerly passes her parcel to the postmistress.]

　　[INT. HOUSEMAIDS' BEDROOM - DAY]

　　[Anna stands on a chair trying to move a large case on top of the cupboard, but it won't budge. Gwen enters and Anna almost falls.]

　　GWEN

　　What are you doing?

　　ANNA

　　If you must know, I'm trying to find some space on top of the cupboard to make life easier.

　　[Gwen closes the door and Anna gets off the chair.]

　　ANNA

　　So, what's in it, then?

　　GWEN

　　What?

　　ANNA

　　The bleeding great packing case that weighs a ton, that's what.

　　GWEN

　　Can't you just leave it?

　　ANNA

　　No, I can't. And you'll tell me right now.

　　[EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, GROUNDS - DAY]

　　[Cora walks up to the bench where Mary is reading a letter.]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Anything interesting?

　　LADY MARY

　　Not particularly. It's from Evelyn Napier. You met him at the Delta Fields last November at Doncaster races.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Is that Lord Branksome's boy?

　　LADY MARY

　　It is.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Do you like him?

　　LADY MARY

　　I don't dislike him.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　And what's he writing about?

　　LADY MARY

　　Oh, nothing much. He's out with the York and Ainsty next week. He'll meet us at Downton. He'll want some tea when he's up here.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Where's he staying? With friends?

　　LADY MARY

　　He says he's found a pub that caters for hunting.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Well, we can improve on that. He must come here. He can send the horses up early if he wants.

　　LADY MARY

　　He'll know why you're asking him.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I can't think what you mean. His mother's a friend of mine; she'll be pleased at the idea.

　　LADY MARY

　　Not very pleased. She's dead.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　All the more reason, then. You can write a note, too, and put it in with mine.

　　[Mary sighs and Cora gets up to leave.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Should I tell him about your friendship with his late mother?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I'm sure you of all people can compose a letter to a young man without any help from me.

　　[INT. HOUSEMAIDS' ROOM - DAY]

　　[Anna and Gwen stare down at the typewriter that they pulled out of the packing case on top of the cupboard.]

　　ANNA

　　How much did it cost?

　　GWEN

　　Every penny I'd saved. Al-- almost.

　　ANNA

　　And...i--is this the mystery lover?

　　GWEN

　　Well, I've been taking a correspondence course in typing and shorthand. That's what was in the envelopes.

　　ANNA

　　Are you any good?

　　GWEN

　　Yes. I am, actually.

　　[O'Brien opens the door and Gwen and Anna move to block the typewriter from view.]

　　MISS OBRIEN

　　Eh, Her Ladyship wants the full skirt Lady Mary never wears. A seamstress is going to fit it to Lady Sybil, but I can't find it.

　　ANNA

　　I'll come in a minute.

　　MISS OBRIEN

　　They're waiting now.

　　ANNA

　　One minute. I'm just changing my cap and apron.

　　[O'Brien looks at them suspiciously and leaves. Anna closes the door.]

　　ANNA

　　Have you told anyone?

　　[Gwen shakes her head.]

　　ANNA

　　What did your parents say?

　　GWEN

　　Well, I can't tell them till I've got a job. Dad will think I'm a fool to leave a good place and Mum will say I'm getting above myself, but...but I don't believe that.

　　ANNA

　　Nor do I.

　　[INT. LIBRARY - DAY]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　It's not of my doing. It's all Mary's own work, but I think we should encourage it.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Branksome's a dull dog, but I don't suppose that matters.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Did you know his wife had died?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　He only ever talks about racing

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Cora is right. Mary won't take Matthew Crawley, so we'd better get her settled before the bloom is quite gone off the rose.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Is the family and old one?

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Older than yours I imagine.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Old enough.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　And there's plenty of money.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh, really?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM (nods)

　　Mm.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Mama, you've already looked him up in the stud books and made inquiries about the fortune, don't pretend otherwise. Are you afraid someone will think you're American if you speak openly?

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I doubt it'll come to that.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Shall I ring for tea?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　No, not for me. I'm meeting Cripps at five. I'll see you at dinner.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　You don't seem very pleased.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I'm pleased. It's not brilliant, but I'm pleased.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　So...?

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I don't want Robert to use a marriage as an excuse to stop fighting for Mary's inheritance.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　It won't make any difference. I don't think he has the slightest intention of fighting as it is. The price of saving Downton is to accept Matthew Crawley as his heir.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　What about you?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I don't dislike Matthew. In fact, I rather admire him.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Is that sufficient reason to give him your money?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Of course not!

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Then there's nothing more to be said. Are we going to have tea or not?