[INT. SERVANTS' HALL - DAY]

　　DAISY

　　Maybe we should knit something.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Oh, yes, I'm sure they'd love a pair of booties knitted by you.

　　WILLIAM

　　Or what about a Christening mug?

　　THOMAS

　　They can buy their own silver.

　　GWEN

　　Anything in the paper, Thomas?

　　THOMAS

　　They've arrested this Princip fellow and his gang. All Serbian and members of the Black Hand.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　\"The Black Hand\"? Oh, I don't like the sound of that.

　　MR BATES

　　I don't like the sound of any of it. War is on the way.

　　WILLIAM

　　Then we'll have to face it. As bravely as we can.

　　THOMAS

　　Thank you, Mr Cannon Fodder.

　　GWEN

　　Well, don't you think a war's coming?

　　THOMAS

　　Oh, there'll be a war, all right. It's time to prepare for it.

　　ANNA

　　The country, do you mean?

　　THOMAS

　　No, me.

　　MR BATES

　　You never disappoint.

　　[Carson enters and the servants stand.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Daisy? Run and find Mrs Patmore. His Lordship wants to see her in the library.

　　DAISY

　　His Lordship wants Mrs Patmore to go up to the library?

　　MR CARSON

　　That is what I said. And Anna, you're to come, too.

　　[Daisy goes to fetch Mrs Patmore. Carson exits.]

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　And we thought the assassination of an archduke was a surprise.

　　[Anna leaves and they sit down. ]

　　[INT. LIBRARY - DAY]

　　[Carson enters]

　　MR CARSON

　　Mrs Patmore, my lord.

　　[Mrs Patmore and Anna enter and Robert rises from his desk.]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Your Lordship, I know things haven't been quite right for a while, but I can assure you--

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Come in, Mrs Patmore.

　　[Mrs Patmore steps closer.]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　I promise you, milord, if I could just be allowed a bit more time--

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Mrs Patmore, I've not asked you here to give you your notice.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Haven't you?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　No. I understand you've had some trouble with your sight.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　That's just it! I know I could manage better if only--

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Please, Mrs Patmore...

　　ANNA

　　Let him speak. Beg pardon, milord.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Don't apologise. Now, on Dr Clarkson's recommendation, I'm sending you up to London to see an eye specialist at Moorfields. Anna will go with you and you'll stay with my sister Rosamund in her new house in Belgrave Square.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　I'm afraid I'm going to have to sit in your presence, milord.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Of course.

　　[Anna helps a weak kneed Mrs Patmore stumble into a chair.]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　B--but how will you get on here?

　　[Robert sits in a chair next to Mrs Patmore.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Well, Mrs Crawley is lending us her cook, Mrs Bird. She's coming over tomorrow. You'll be good enough to show her how things work.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　A--are the Crawleys to starve while I'm away?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　They'll eat here every evening. Now, my sister's butler will look after you. He's very nice. Anna, you won't mind a visit to London?

　　ANNA

　　No, milord. Thank you. It'll be an adventure.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　One with a happy ending, I hope.

　　[Robert stands and Mrs Patmore stands quickly. Anna takes her arm and they exit.]

　　[EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, GROUNDS - DAY]

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Let me get this clear. At Sybil's ball you said you'd give me your answer the day you got back, and now you say you will not.

　　LADY MARY

　　Why do we have to rush into it? I need to be sure, that's all.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　But you were sure. Shall I tell you  what I think has altered you? My prospects. Because nothing else has changed.

　　LADY MARY

　　No.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Yes! If your mother's child is a boy, then he's the heir and I go back to living on my wits, and you'd rather not follow me there.

　　LADY MARY

　　Oh, Matthew, you always make everything so black and white.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　I think this is black and white. Do you love me enough to spend your life with me? If you don't, then say no. If you do, then say yes.

　　LADY MARY

　　I want to... Granny told me I should say yes now, then withdraw if you lost everything.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　To make that work, you'd have to be a good liar. Are you a good liar?

　　LADY MARY

　　Well, not good enough to try it, apparently.