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?
