From delicious ‘Downton Abbey’ recap at Wash Post: Cora slips, makes up for it

Cora has a bad day at the hospital board meeting room, comes home to find Mrs. Hughes, at Lady Mary’s insistence, trying on her clothes.

She flips on her mean switch. It’s an ugly scene on the eve of the wedding and it’s all very un-Cora like. The only thing that makes it acceptable is Cora’s deeply sincere apology. “I won’t beat about the bush, I behaved badly earlier and I hope you’ll accept my apology.” She asks Mrs. Hughes for forgiveness and beseeches her to keep the coat. Nothing like offering hand-me-downs as a pick-me-up.

This piece is full of such bon mots.

Source: ‘Downton Abbey’ recap: A wedding and a surprise guest – The Washington Post