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The problem is, saving your dowry would break up the estate.
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It would be the ruin of everything Robert's given his life to.
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- And he knows this? - Well, if he doesn't, he will.
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Then there's no answer.
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Yes, there is, and it's a simple one.
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The entail must be smashed in its entirety
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and Mary recognised as heiress of all.
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- There's nothing we can do about the title. - No.
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She can't have the title, but she can have your money.
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And the estate.
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I didn't run Downton for 30 years
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to see it go lock, stock