Downton Abbey (2019)
Penelope Wilton: Isobel Merton
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Quotes
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Violet Crawley : Machiavelli is frequently underrated. He had many qualities.
Isobel Merton : So did Caligula - not all of them charming.
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Isobel Merton : Oh Violet. After all these years you still astonish me.
Violet Crawley : Oh good, I'm glad I'm a revelation and not a disappointment.
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Lord Merton : Who are those men measuring on the green as we came past?
Lady Mary : They are building the dais for the queen at the parade.
Lord Merton : Oh, how exciting.
Isobel Merton : Seems rather a waste of money.
Violet Crawley : Oh, here we go.
Cora Crawley : Isn't that what the monarchy's for? To brighten the lives of the nation with stateliness and glamor.
Isobel Merton : To quote Tennyson, "Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood."
Violet Crawley : Will you have enough clichés to get you through the visit?
Isobel Merton : If not, I'll come to you.
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Violet Crawley : Of course, little Mary, could hammer in a tent peg with her teeth.
Isobel Merton : I wonder who she got that from?
Violet Crawley : You know, I'm always surprised when you praise me.
Isobel Merton : I'm surprised to hear that I have.