"Cora"
"Yes?"
"Come in here. And don't look like a child about to be told off for stealing the biscuits. I only want to talk to you."
"I don't know why we haven't produced an heir yet."
"That is not what this is about. I wanted to know if you were happy."
"Of course I am, Lady Grantham."
"Please stop calling me that. I have told you to call me Mama. I may not be happy about this marriage, but you are my daughter-in-law. That also means that you shouldn't lie to me. And that is what you've just done. Because you aren't happy. Why is that? Have you finally realized that this is all too much for you?"
"No. It's a personal matter and I don't want to talk about it."
"So it's about Robert. You are still in love with him then."
"I don't want to talk about it."
"I've known my son all his life Cora. I sometimes know more about him that he knows about himself. He likes you, I am sure of it. He doesn't regret marrying you, if that is what you are afraid of."
"That is all very well. But it doesn't mean he loves me."
"Don't be defeatist, my dear, it is very middle class."
AN: Last line is of course stolen from 2x8.