[INT. VILLAGE HALL - DAY]

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　You seem well prepared.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　We'll add a few more flowers before we open in the morning, but I think we're nearly there.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Do look at Mr Molesley's display. He's worked so hard.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Rather marvellous, aren't they?

　　LADY MARY

　　Lovely. Well done, Mr Molesley.

　　MR WILLIAM MOLESLEY

　　Thank you, milady.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I think everyone is to be congratulated. Splendid.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　But do look at these roses. Have you ever seen the like?

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　My dear Mrs Crawley believes I'm profiting from an unfair advantage.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Oh'

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Mm. She feels, in the past, I've been given the cup merely as a matter of routine rather than merit.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　That's rather ungallant, Mother. I'm sure when we see Cousin Violet's roses, it'll be hard to think they could be bettered.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Hard, but not impossible.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　You are quite wonderful the way you see room for improvement wherever you look. I never knew such reforming as you.  ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　I take that as a compliment.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I must've said it wrong.

　　[Violet chuckles.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Poor Granny, she's not used to being challenged.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Nor is Mother. I think we should let them settle it between them.

　　LADY MARY

　　So, are you interested in flowers?

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　I'm interested in the village. In fact, I'm on my way to inspect the cottages.

　　LADY MARY

　　You know what all work and no play did for Jack.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　You think I'm a dull boy anyway, don't you? I play, too. I'm coming up for dinner tonight. I suspect I'm there to balance the numbers. Is it in aid of anything?

　　LADY MARY

　　Not that I know of. Just a couple of dreary neighbours, that's all.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Maybe I'll shine by comparison.

　　VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Mary, we're going.

　　LADY MARY

　　Maybe you will.

　　[INT. SERVANTS' HALL - EVENING]

　　MR CARSON

　　Might I have a word' I want to say something before I ring the gong. I'm afraid it's not very pleasant. His Lordship is missing a very valuable snuff box. It appears to have been taken from the case in his room. If one of you knows anything about this, will he or she please come to me? Your words will be heard in the strictest confidence. Thank you.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　I am sorry, Mr Bates. What an unpleasant thing to have happened.

　　ANNA

　　Why are you picking on him?

　　THOMAS

　　Because he's the only one of us who goes in there. But don't worry, I'm sure it'll turn up.

　　MR BATES

　　Thank you for your concern.

　　[The dinner gong rings.]

　　MR BATES

　　I hate this kind of thing. I hope to God they find it. Better get a move on.

　　[27:00, INT. LADY MARY'S BEDROOM - EVENING]

　　[Someone knocks on the door.]

　　LADY MARY

　　I'm coming.

　　[Cora enters.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Does this broach work? I can't decide.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　It's charming.

　　LADY MARY

　　Oh, dear, is it another scolding?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Of course not. You're too grown up to scold these days.

　　LADY MARY

　　Heavens, then it's really serious.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I'd like you to look after Sir Anthony Strallan tonight. He's a nice, decent man. His position may not be quite like Papa's, but it would still make you a force for good in the county.

　　LADY MARY

　　Mama, not again. How many times am I to be ordered to marry the man sitting next to me at

　　dinner?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　As many times as it takes.

　　LADY MARY

　　I turned down Matthew Crawley, is it likely I'd marry Strallan when I wouldn't marry him?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I'm glad you've come to think more highly of Cousin Matthew.

　　LADY MARY

　　That's not the point.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　No.  The  point  is,  when  you  refused  Matthew,  you  were  the  daughter  of  an  earl  with  an  unsullied reputation. Now you are damaged goods.

　　LADY MARY

　　Mama.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Somehow, I don't know how, there's a rumour in London that you are not virtuous.

　　LADY MARY

　　What? Does Papa know about this?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　He knows it and he dismisses it because, unlike you and me, he does not know that it is true. Let's hope it's just unkind gossip. Because if anyone heard about...

　　LADY MARY

　　Kemal? My lover. Kemal Pamuk.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Exactly. If it gets around and you're not already married, every door in London will be slammed in your face.

　　LADY MARY

　　Mama, the world is changing.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Not that much. And not fast enough for you.

　　LADY MARY

　　I know you mean to help. I know you love me. But I also know what I'm capable of, and forty years of boredom and duty just isn't possible for me. I'm sorry.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I do love you. And I want to help.

　　LADY MARY

　　I'm a lost cause, Mama. Leave me to manage my own affairs. Why not concentrate on Edith?

　　She needs all the help she can get.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　You mustn't be unkind to Edith. She has fewer advantages than you.

　　LADY MARY

　　Fewer' She has none at all.