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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

On Education, by Sybil and Violet of Downton Abbey

Lady Grantham: "Why would you want to go to a real school? You're not a doctor's daughter."

Sybil: "Nobody learns anything from a governess, apart from French and how to curtsy."
Lady Grantham: "What else do you need? Are you thinking of a career in banking?"
Cora: "Things are different in America."
Lady Grantham: "I know. They live in wigwams."

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