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- Archie: Now, this ball is going to be the biggest day of the year. Lascelles are bringing some major investors here, to, uh, show them how they've turned the place around.
- Stella: How we've turned it around. Duncan, you'll organize the parking. Golly, the Americans love the pipes. Molly, our foreign visitors are expecting something between the Queen and the brunette in Braveheart.
- Molly: Leave it to me, dear.
- Stella: Archie and I will be front of house, pressing the flesh, of course. Oh, Lexie, you're in the kitchen.
- Lexie: Surprise, surprise.
- Lord Cranthorne: I've hired and fired more chefs than I've had hot dinners. Almost as many, come to think of it.