Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
You are the future of Downton.
Lady Mary Talbot
But I have such doubts, Granny. Are we right to keep it all going, when the world it was built for is fading with each day that passes? Will George and Caroline still be living that life? Are we living it now?
Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
No, no. Our ancestors lived different lives from us. And our descendants will live differently again. But Downton Abbey will be part of them.
Lady Mary Talbot
It won't be the same without you.
Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
Of course it will. You'll take over from where I left off. You'll be the frightening old lady keeping everyone up to the mark.
Lady Mary Talbot
[laughs]
Thank you very much.
Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess
You will, my darling. And you'll do it wonderfully. You're the best of me that will live on. Hurrah!
