Downton Abbey (TV Series)
Episode #6.5 (2015)
Matthew Goode: Henry Talbot
Quotes
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Henry Talbot : Sorry about that, there was rather a queue.
Tom Branson : It's popular, that's a good sign.
Henry Talbot : Oh, you don't know the place?
[Tom shakes head]
Lady Mary Crawley : You'll laugh at me, but I've hardly ever been in a public house. Matthew wasn't really a pub man, and Papa goes into the Grantham Arms about once a year to have a drink with the tenants.
Henry Talbot : Well I'm afraid my life is an altogether rougher affair.
Lady Mary Crawley : [Smiling widely] Consider me warned.
Tom Branson : So the car's a success?
Henry Talbot : Well, I wasn't convinced it would be, but it is. You must have a go sometime.
Tom Branson : I hope that's a real offer.
Henry Talbot : You know, I didn't realize you were so keen, Tom. Blast! You could have driven there today.
Tom Branson : You know I came to Downton as a chauffeur
Henry Talbot : Oh, Mary told me. But then, not every chauffeur has a real love for cars.
Tom Branson : That's true enough.
Henry Talbot : [Turning to Mary] I'll tell you who was talking about you the other day: Evelyn Napier.
Lady Mary Crawley : [Without emotion] Oh, how is he?
Henry Talbot : He's well. Still single, of course, and, I suspect, still pining for you.
Lady Mary Crawley : He will pine in vain, but I'm very fond of him.
Henry Talbot : La bell dame sans merci.
Tom Branson : What does that mean?
Henry Talbot : It means... Lady Mary knows what she's about. I'll tell you what, next time we're all down south, why don't we all have dinner?
Lady Mary Crawley : I'd love that.
Tom Branson : You are funny.
Lady Mary Crawley : What do you mean?
Tom Branson : The way you have to keep making excuses for why you'll meet.
[Turning to Mary]
Tom Branson : You to watch him drive cars,
[Turning to Henry]
Tom Branson : you to have dinner with a friend. Why can't you just say, "I'd love to spend more time with you"? When can we do it?
Lady Mary Crawley : You see? He may have assimilated in some ways, but he still fights playing by the rules.
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Lady Mary Crawley : [watching racing cars] How fast!
Henry Talbot : That *is* the general idea.
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Henry Talbot : La belle sans merci means Lady Mary knows what she's about.