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— Then there's no answer.
— Yes, there is, and it's a simple one. The entail must be smashed in its entirety and Mary recognised as heiress of all.
— There's nothing we can do about the title.
— No. She can't have the title, but she can have your money. And the estate. I didn't run Downtown for 30 years to see it go lock, stock and barrel to a stranger from God knows where.
Lord Merton: — Who were those men measuring on the green as we came past?
Lady Mary Talbot: — They're building the dais for the queen at the parade.
Lord Merton: — Oh, how exciting.
Lady 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 glamour?
