'Downton Abbey': Lady Violet, the Dowager Countess' notable quotables

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Season 3, episode 3

Tom: They turned everyone out of the castle. Lord and Lady Dromgoole, their sons and all the servants. And then they set fire to it.
Edith: What a tragedy.
Lady Violet: Well, rather yes and no. That house was hideous. Of course, that is no excuse.
Jan. 27, 2013